diff --git a/examples/chef/chef.py b/examples/chef/chef.py
index e1cdb4eebf0873..bfd2f68cb9de23 100755
--- a/examples/chef/chef.py
+++ b/examples/chef/chef.py
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ def generate_device_manifest(
         ci_manifest["zap_commit"] = check_zap_master()
     if write_manifest_file:
         with open(_CI_MANIFEST_FILE_NAME, "w+", encoding="utf-8") as ci_manifest_file:
-            ci_manifest_file.write(json.dumps(ci_manifest, indent=2)+"\n")
+            ci_manifest_file.write(json.dumps(ci_manifest, indent=4)+"\n")
     return ci_manifest