diff --git a/crates/pawarser/src/parser/output.rs b/crates/pawarser/src/parser/output.rs
index 25b0c31..76c3cf7 100644
--- a/crates/pawarser/src/parser/output.rs
+++ b/crates/pawarser/src/parser/output.rs
@@ -31,34 +31,40 @@ fn debug_print_output<SyntaxKind: SyntaxElement, SyntaxErr: SyntaxError>(
     lvl: i32,
     errs: &mut Vec<&SyntaxErr>,
 ) -> std::fmt::Result {
-    for _ in 0..lvl {
-        f.write_str("    ")?;
+    if f.alternate() {
+        for _ in 0..lvl {
+            f.write_str("    ")?;
+        }
     }
+    let maybe_newline = if f.alternate() { "\n" } else { " " };
 
     match node {
         NodeOrToken::Node(n) => {
             let kind: SyntaxKind = node.kind().into();
             if kind != SyntaxKind::SYNTAX_ERROR {
-                writeln!(f, "{:?} {{", kind)?;
+                write!(f, "{:?} {{{maybe_newline}", kind)?;
             } else {
                 let err = errs
                     .pop()
                     .expect("all error syntax nodes should correspond to an error");
 
-                writeln!(f, "{:?}: {err:?} {{", kind)?;
+                write!(f, "{:?}: {err:?} {{{maybe_newline}", kind)?;
             }
             for c in n.children() {
                 debug_print_output::<SyntaxKind, SyntaxErr>(c, f, lvl + 1, errs)?;
             }
-            for _ in 0..lvl {
-                f.write_str("    ")?;
+
+            if f.alternate() {
+                for _ in 0..lvl {
+                    f.write_str("    ")?;
+                }
             }
-            f.write_str("}\n")
+            write!(f, "}}{maybe_newline}")
         }
         NodeOrToken::Token(t) => {
-            writeln!(
+            write!(
                 f,
-                "{:?} {:?};",
+                "{:?} {:?};{maybe_newline}",
                 Into::<SyntaxKind>::into(t.kind()),
                 t.text()
             )