diff --git a/include/bibtool/resource.h b/include/bibtool/resource.h
index 1fc6724..660b9d4 100644
--- a/include/bibtool/resource.h
+++ b/include/bibtool/resource.h
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ RSC_NEXT('p')
   RscBoolean( "print.parentheses"     , r_pp  ,rsc_parentheses	  , false   )
   RscBoolean( "print.terminal.comma"  , r_ptc ,rsc_print_tc	  , false   )
   RscBoolean( "print.use.tab"	      , r_put ,rsc_use_tabs	  ,  true   )
-  RscBoolean( "print.wide.equal"      , r_pwe ,rsc_print_we	  ,  true   )
+  RscBoolean( "print.wide.equal"      , r_pwe ,rsc_print_we	  , false   )
 RSC_NEXT('q')
   RscBoolean( "quiet"		      , r_q   ,rsc_quiet	  , false   )
 RSC_NEXT('r')
diff --git a/print.c b/print.c
index 795c20e..2360080 100644
--- a/print.c
+++ b/print.c
@@ -449,11 +449,13 @@ static void print_equation(pre, lhs, rhs, align, fct)/*			     */
   else if ( rsc_print_we && column > align - 2 )   /*                        */
   { PUTC(' '); }				   /*                        */
   else if ( rsc_eq_right )			   /*                        */
-  { indent(align - (rsc_print_we ? 3: align_auto? 1 : 2), fct); }/*	     */
+  { indent(align - ((rsc_print_we || !align_auto) ? 2 : 1), fct); }/*	     */
   else if ( column < align || rsc_print_we )	   /*                        */
   { PUTC(' '); }	   			   /*                        */
 						   /*			     */
-  PUTS(rsc_print_we ? " = " : "=");		   /*                        */
+  PUTC('=');		   			   /*                        */
+  if ( rsc_print_we && column > align )
+  { PUTC(' '); }	   			   /*                        */
   line_breaking(SymbolValue(rhs), align, fct);     /*			     */
 }						   /*------------------------*/