diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
index f4453d4a0..64f8fc023 100644
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -839,7 +839,7 @@ ij_json_keep_indents_on_empty_lines = false
 ij_json_keep_line_breaks = true
 ij_json_space_after_colon = true
 ij_json_space_after_comma = true
-ij_json_space_before_colon = true
+ij_json_space_before_colon = false
 ij_json_space_before_comma = false
 ij_json_spaces_within_braces = false
 ij_json_spaces_within_brackets = false