diff --git a/src/apps.js b/src/apps.js
index ebf09e92e..86a9b68b2 100644
--- a/src/apps.js
+++ b/src/apps.js
@@ -2857,7 +2857,7 @@ async function uploadFile(app, sourceFilePath, destFilePath) {
 async function backupConfig(app) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof app, 'object');
 
-    if (!safe.fs.writeFileSync(path.join(paths.APPS_DATA_DIR, app.id + '/config.json'), JSON.stringify(app))) {
+    if (!safe.fs.writeFileSync(path.join(paths.APPS_DATA_DIR, app.id + '/config.json'), JSON.stringify(app, null, 4))) {
         throw new BoxError(BoxError.FS_ERROR, 'Error creating config.json: ' + safe.error.message);
     }