diff --git a/src/core/emulator_settings.cpp b/src/core/emulator_settings.cpp
index 93d33d27d..a51b047a9 100644
--- a/src/core/emulator_settings.cpp
+++ b/src/core/emulator_settings.cpp
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ bool EmulatorSettingsImpl::Save(const std::string& serial) {
                 LOG_ERROR(EmuSettings, "Failed to open game config for writing: {}", path.string());
                 return false;
             }
-            out << std::setw(4) << j;
+            out << std::setw(2) << j;
             return !out.fail();
 
         } else {
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ bool EmulatorSettingsImpl::Save(const std::string& serial) {
                 LOG_ERROR(EmuSettings, "Failed to open config for writing: {}", path.string());
                 return false;
             }
-            out << std::setw(4) << existing;
+            out << std::setw(2) << existing;
             return !out.fail();
         }
     } catch (const std::exception& e) {
diff --git a/src/core/user_settings.cpp b/src/core/user_settings.cpp
index 9f04cc2ce..a2142dd9a 100644
--- a/src/core/user_settings.cpp
+++ b/src/core/user_settings.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ bool UserSettingsImpl::Save() const {
             LOG_ERROR(EmuSettings, "Failed to open user settings for writing: {}", path.string());
             return false;
         }
-        out << std::setw(4) << j;
+        out << std::setw(2) << j;
         return !out.fail();
     } catch (const std::exception& e) {
         LOG_ERROR(EmuSettings, "Error saving user settings: {}", e.what());