diff --git a/jc/cli.py b/jc/cli.py
index 4df4e6df..527a01d6 100644
--- a/jc/cli.py
+++ b/jc/cli.py
@@ -344,14 +344,16 @@ def json_out(data, pretty=False, env_colors=None, mono=False, piped_out=False):
             styles = set_env_colors(env_colors)
 
         if pretty:
-            return str(highlight(json.dumps(data, indent=2, ensure_ascii=False), JsonLexer(), Terminal256Formatter(style=JcStyle))[0:-1])
+            return str(highlight(json.dumps(data, indent=2, ensure_ascii=False),
+                                 JsonLexer(), Terminal256Formatter(style=JcStyle))[0:-1])
         else:
-            return str(highlight(json.dumps(data, ensure_ascii=False), JsonLexer(), Terminal256Formatter(style=JcStyle))[0:-1])
+            return str(highlight(json.dumps(data, separators=(',', ':'), ensure_ascii=False),
+                                 JsonLexer(), Terminal256Formatter(style=JcStyle))[0:-1])
     else:
         if pretty:
             return json.dumps(data, indent=2, ensure_ascii=False)
         else:
-            return json.dumps(data, ensure_ascii=False)
+            return json.dumps(data, separators=(',', ':'), ensure_ascii=False)
 
 
 def generate_magic_command(args):