diff --git a/proj-nipoppy/.recreate_hierarchy b/proj-nipoppy/.recreate_hierarchy
index 3758ef8ec..3689d89ae 100755
--- a/proj-nipoppy/.recreate_hierarchy
+++ b/proj-nipoppy/.recreate_hierarchy
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ mkdir -p {code,derivatives{,/fmriprep-{20.2.7,23.1.3},/mriqc-23.1.0,/neurobagel-
 cat >| dataset_description.json <<EOF
 {
     "Name": "Example how nipoppy dataset could be presented as project-type BIDS dataset",
-	"Description": "Demonstration for the https://github.com/bids-standard/bids-specification/pull/1861",
+    "Description": "Demonstration for the https://github.com/bids-standard/bids-specification/pull/1861",
     "BIDSVersion": "1.10.0",
     "DatasetType": "project",
     "Authors": [
diff --git a/proj-nipoppy/dataset_description.json b/proj-nipoppy/dataset_description.json
index 599a5fd42..8aa3477d4 100644
--- a/proj-nipoppy/dataset_description.json
+++ b/proj-nipoppy/dataset_description.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "Name": "Example how nipoppy dataset could be presented as project-type BIDS dataset",
-	"Description": "Demonstration for the https://github.com/bids-standard/bids-specification/pull/1861",
+    "Description": "Demonstration for the https://github.com/bids-standard/bids-specification/pull/1861",
     "BIDSVersion": "1.10.0",
     "DatasetType": "project",
     "Authors": [