diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/api/response/ApiResponseSerializer.java b/server/src/com/cloud/api/response/ApiResponseSerializer.java
index a32bd5604a9..19d26710540 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/api/response/ApiResponseSerializer.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/api/response/ApiResponseSerializer.java
@@ -79,13 +79,13 @@ public class ApiResponseSerializer {
 
             StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
 
-            sb.append("{ \"").append(result.getResponseName()).append("\" : ");
+            sb.append("{\"").append(result.getResponseName()).append("\":");
             if (result instanceof ListResponse) {
                 List<? extends ResponseObject> responses = ((ListResponse)result).getResponses();
                 Integer count = ((ListResponse)result).getCount();
                 boolean nonZeroCount = (count != null && count.longValue() != 0);
                 if (nonZeroCount) {
-                    sb.append("{ \"").append(ApiConstants.COUNT).append("\":").append(count);
+                    sb.append("{\"").append(ApiConstants.COUNT).append("\":").append(count);
                 }
 
                 if ((responses != null) && !responses.isEmpty()) {
@@ -93,24 +93,24 @@ public class ApiResponseSerializer {
                     jsonStr = unescape(jsonStr);
 
                     if (nonZeroCount) {
-                        sb.append(" ,\"").append(responses.get(0).getObjectName()).append("\" : [  ").append(jsonStr);
+                        sb.append(",\"").append(responses.get(0).getObjectName()).append("\":[").append(jsonStr);
                     }
 
                     for (int i = 1; i < ((ListResponse)result).getResponses().size(); i++) {
                         jsonStr = gson.toJson(responses.get(i));
                         jsonStr = unescape(jsonStr);
-                        sb.append(", ").append(jsonStr);
+                        sb.append(",").append(jsonStr);
                     }
-                    sb.append(" ] }");
+                    sb.append("]}");
                 } else  {
                     if (!nonZeroCount) {
                         sb.append("{");
                     }
 
-                    sb.append(" }");
+                    sb.append("}");
                 }
             } else if (result instanceof SuccessResponse) {
-                sb.append("{ \"success\" : \"").append(((SuccessResponse)result).getSuccess()).append("\"} ");
+                sb.append("{\"success\":\"").append(((SuccessResponse)result).getSuccess()).append("\"}");
             } else if (result instanceof ExceptionResponse) {
                 String jsonErrorText = gson.toJson(result);
                 jsonErrorText = unescape(jsonErrorText);
@@ -122,13 +122,13 @@ public class ApiResponseSerializer {
                     if (result instanceof AsyncJobResponse || result instanceof CreateCmdResponse || result instanceof AuthenticationCmdResponse) {
                         sb.append(jsonStr);
                     } else {
-                        sb.append(" { \"").append(result.getObjectName()).append("\" : ").append(jsonStr).append(" } ");
+                        sb.append("{\"").append(result.getObjectName()).append("\":").append(jsonStr).append("}");
                     }
                 } else {
-                    sb.append("{ }");
+                    sb.append("{}");
                 }
             }
-            sb.append(" }");
+            sb.append("}");
             return sb.toString();
         }
         return null;