diff --git a/src/config.c b/src/config.c
index 4a132f5..09c1f5f 100644
--- a/src/config.c
+++ b/src/config.c
@@ -1291,6 +1291,12 @@ void TY_(AdjustConfig)( TidyDocImpl* doc )
         TY_(SetOptionBool)( doc, TidyQuoteAmpersand, yes );
         TY_(SetOptionBool)( doc, TidyOmitOptionalTags, no );
     }
+    
+    /* Setup the indent character. */
+    if cfgBool(doc, TidyPPrintTabs) 
+        doc->indent_char = '\t';
+    else
+        doc->indent_char = ' ';
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/tidylib.c b/src/tidylib.c
index 4b7dfcb..d88cd9f 100644
--- a/src/tidylib.c
+++ b/src/tidylib.c
@@ -2253,16 +2253,11 @@ int         tidyDocSaveStream( TidyDocImpl* doc, StreamOut* out )
     Bool asciiChars   = cfgBool(doc, TidyAsciiChars);
     Bool makeBare     = cfgBool(doc, TidyMakeBare);
     Bool escapeCDATA  = cfgBool(doc, TidyEscapeCdata);
-    Bool ppWithTabs   = cfgBool(doc, TidyPPrintTabs);
     TidyAttrSortStrategy sortAttrStrat = cfg(doc, TidySortAttributes);
     TidyConfigChangeCallback callback = doc->pConfigChangeCallback;
     doc->pConfigChangeCallback = NULL;
 
-    if (ppWithTabs)
-        doc->indent_char = '\t';
-    else
-        doc->indent_char = ' ';
-
+    
     if (escapeCDATA)
         TY_(ConvertCDATANodes)(doc, &doc->root);