diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2f9c7302..4ab4a5ea 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -32,3 +32,5 @@ jasmine-config/reporter.js.map
 
 hooks
 .DS_Store
+
+!projectHelpers.spec.js
diff --git a/jasmine-config/jasmine.json b/jasmine-config/jasmine.json
index 31a4a781..84db3eb2 100644
--- a/jasmine-config/jasmine.json
+++ b/jasmine-config/jasmine.json
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 {
   "spec_dir": ".",
   "spec_files": [
-    "./!(node_modules)/**/*.spec.js"
+	"./!(node_modules)/**/*.spec.js",
+	"./*.spec.js"
   ],
   "helpers": [
     "jasmine-config/**/*.js"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b7366a86..f16c5033 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "postinstall": "node postinstall.js",
     "postpack": "rm -rf node_modules",
-    "prepare": "tsc",
+    "prepare": "tsc && npm run jasmine",
     "test": "npm run prepare && npm run jasmine",
     "jasmine": "jasmine --config=jasmine-config/jasmine.json",
     "version": "rm package-lock.json && conventional-changelog -p angular -i CHANGELOG.md -s && git add CHANGELOG.md"
diff --git a/projectHelpers.js b/projectHelpers.js
index 50413157..0f61b76c 100644
--- a/projectHelpers.js
+++ b/projectHelpers.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 const { resolve } = require("path");
-const { readFileSync, writeFileSync } = require("fs");
+const fs = require("fs");
 
 const hook = require("nativescript-hook")(__dirname);
 
@@ -38,13 +38,26 @@ const isVue = ({ projectDir, packageJson } = {}) => {
 
 const getPackageJson = projectDir => {
     const packageJsonPath = getPackageJsonPath(projectDir);
-    return JSON.parse(readFileSync(packageJsonPath, "utf8"));
+    return JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(packageJsonPath, "utf8"));
 };
 
 const writePackageJson = (content, projectDir) => {
     const packageJsonPath = getPackageJsonPath(projectDir);
-    writeFileSync(packageJsonPath, JSON.stringify(content, null, 2))
+    const currentJsonContent = fs.readFileSync(packageJsonPath);
+    const indentation = getIndentationCharacter(currentJsonContent);
+    const stringifiedContent = JSON.stringify(content, null, indentation);
+    const currentPackageJsonContent = JSON.parse(currentJsonContent);
+
+    if (JSON.stringify(currentPackageJsonContent, null, indentation) !== stringifiedContent) {
+        fs.writeFileSync(packageJsonPath, stringifiedContent)
+    }
 }
+
+const getIndentationCharacter = (jsonContent) => {
+    const matches = jsonContent && jsonContent.toString().match(/{\r*\n*(\W*)"/m);
+    return matches && matches[1];
+}
+
 const getProjectDir = hook.findProjectDir;
 
 const getPackageJsonPath = projectDir => resolve(projectDir, "package.json");
@@ -96,5 +109,6 @@ module.exports = {
     isVue,
     isTypeScript,
     writePackageJson,
-    convertSlashesInPath
+    convertSlashesInPath,
+    getIndentationCharacter
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/projectHelpers.spec.js b/projectHelpers.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c8a83b88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projectHelpers.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+const { getIndentationCharacter, writePackageJson } = require("./projectHelpers");
+const fs = require("fs");
+
+describe('projectHelpers', () => {
+    const originalReadFileSync = fs.readFileSync;
+    const originalWriteFileSync = fs.writeFileSync;
+    const tab = "\t";
+    const multipleSpaces = "        ";
+    const twoSpaces = "  ";
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+        fs.readFileSync = originalReadFileSync;
+        fs.writeFileSync = originalWriteFileSync;
+    });
+
+    describe('getIndentationCharacter', () => {
+        [
+            {
+                testName: 'returns two spaces when file starts with two spaces',
+                input: `{${twoSpaces}"abc": "1"${twoSpaces}}`,
+                expectedResult: twoSpaces
+			},
+			{
+                testName: 'returns two spaces when file starts with two spaces and binary content is passed',
+                input: Buffer.from(`{${twoSpaces}"abc": "1"${twoSpaces}}`),
+                expectedResult: twoSpaces
+            },
+            {
+                testName: 'returns empty string when file starts without any indentation',
+                input: `{"abc": "1"}`,
+                expectedResult: ''
+            },
+            {
+                testName: 'returns tab when file starts with tab',
+                input: `{${tab}"abc": "1"${tab}}`,
+                expectedResult: tab
+            },
+            {
+                testName: 'returns two spaces when file starts with two spaces and new line before them',
+                input: `{\n${twoSpaces}"abc": "1"\n}`,
+                expectedResult: twoSpaces
+            },
+            {
+                testName: 'returns tab when file starts with tab and new line before them',
+                input: `{\n${tab}"abc": "1"\n}`,
+                expectedResult: tab
+            },
+            {
+                testName: 'returns multiple spaces when file starts with multiple spaces and new line before them',
+                input: `{\n${multipleSpaces}"abc": "1"\n}`,
+                expectedResult: multipleSpaces
+            }
+        ].forEach(({ testName, input, expectedResult }) => {
+            it(testName, () => {
+                expect(getIndentationCharacter(input)).toEqual(expectedResult);
+            });
+        });
+    });
+
+    describe('writePackageJson', () => {
+        const mockFileSystemApi = () => {
+            const data = {
+                isWriteFileSyncCalled: false
+            };
+
+            fs.readFileSync = (p) => {
+                return JSON.stringify({ a: 1 });
+            };
+
+            fs.writeFileSync = (p, c) => {
+                data.isWriteFileSyncCalled = true;
+            };
+
+            return data;
+        };
+
+        it('does not write package.json when content has not changed', () => {
+            const data = mockFileSystemApi();
+            writePackageJson({ a: 1 }, "projDir");
+            expect(data.isWriteFileSyncCalled).toBe(false);
+        });
+
+        it('writes content, when the new one is different from the current one', () => {
+            const data = mockFileSystemApi();
+            writePackageJson({ b: 2 }, "projDir");
+            expect(data.isWriteFileSyncCalled).toBe(true);
+        });
+
+        it('keeps indentation of the package.json when rewriting it', () => {
+            let currentIndentSymbol = tab;
+            fs.readFileSync = (p) => {
+                return JSON.stringify({ a: 1 }, null, currentIndentSymbol);
+            };
+
+            let writtenContent = null;
+            fs.writeFileSync = (p, c) => {
+                writtenContent = c;
+            };
+
+            // Ensure tab indentation is persisted
+            writePackageJson({ b: 2 }, "projDir");
+            expect(writtenContent).toBe(`{\n${tab}"b": 2\n}`);
+
+            // Ensure spaces indentation is persisted
+            currentIndentSymbol = multipleSpaces;
+            writePackageJson({ b: 2 }, "projDir");
+            expect(writtenContent).toBe(`{\n${multipleSpaces}"b": 2\n}`);
+        });
+    });
+});