diff --git a/extensions/openpower-pels/json_utils.cpp b/extensions/openpower-pels/json_utils.cpp
index a25311c..cd41804 100644
--- a/extensions/openpower-pels/json_utils.cpp
+++ b/extensions/openpower-pels/json_utils.cpp
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
         colAlign - (indentCount * indentLevel) - fieldName.length() - 3;
     const std::string jsonIndent(indentCount * indentLevel, 0x20);
     jsonStr.append(jsonIndent + "\"" + fieldName + "\":");
-    if (spacesToAppend > 0)
+    if (spacesToAppend >= 0)
     {
         jsonStr.append(spacesToAppend, 0x20);
     }