diff --git a/js/lib/beautify.js b/js/lib/beautify.js
index 22d78138b..2c113c52d 100644
--- a/js/lib/beautify.js
+++ b/js/lib/beautify.js
@@ -436,6 +436,10 @@
         function indent() {
             flags.indentation_level += 1;
         }
+        
+        function deindent() {
+            flags.indentation_level -= 1;
+        }
 
         function set_mode(mode) {
             if (flags) {
@@ -1160,7 +1164,7 @@
                 print_newline();
                 if (flags.case_body || opt.jslint_happy) {
                     // switch cases following one another
-                    flags.indentation_level--;
+                    deindent();
                     flags.case_body = false;
                 }
                 print_token();
diff --git a/python/jsbeautifier/__init__.py b/python/jsbeautifier/__init__.py
index 33415df91..b8506739a 100644
--- a/python/jsbeautifier/__init__.py
+++ b/python/jsbeautifier/__init__.py
@@ -450,6 +450,8 @@ def append_token(self, s):
     def indent(self):
         self.flags.indentation_level += 1
 
+    def deindent(self):
+        self.flags.indentation_level -= 1
 
     def set_mode(self, mode):
         if self.flags:
@@ -990,7 +992,7 @@ def handle_word(self, token_text):
             self.append_newline()
             if self.flags.case_body or self.opts.jslint_happy:
                 self.flags.case_body = False
-                self.flags.indentation_level -= 1
+                self.deindent()
             self.append_token(token_text)
             self.flags.in_case = True
             self.flags.in_case_statement = True