diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/osg/Group.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/osg/Group.cpp
index 602e6d1a0..5f9e99b31 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/osg/Group.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/osg/Group.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ bool Group_writeLocalData(const Object& obj, Output& fw)
 {
     const Group& group = static_cast<const Group&>(obj);
 
-    fw.indent() << "num_children " << group.getNumChildren() << std::endl;
+    if (group.getNumChildren()!=0) fw.indent() << "num_children " << group.getNumChildren() << std::endl;
+
     for(unsigned int i=0;i<group.getNumChildren();++i)
     {
         fw.writeObject(*group.getChild(i));
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/osg/Object.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/osg/Object.cpp
index 94090e948..de35210a5 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/osg/Object.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/osg/Object.cpp
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ bool Object_writeLocalData(const Object& obj, Output& fw)
     switch(obj.getDataVariance())
     {
         case(osg::Object::STATIC):      fw.indent() << "DataVariance STATIC" << std::endl;break;
-        case(osg::Object::UNSPECIFIED): fw.indent() << "DataVariance UNSPECIFIED" << std::endl;break;
-        default:                        fw.indent() << "DataVariance DYNAMIC" << std::endl;break;
+        case(osg::Object::DYNAMIC):     fw.indent() << "DataVariance DYNAMIC" << std::endl;break;
+        case(osg::Object::UNSPECIFIED): break; // fw.indent() << "DataVariance UNSPECIFIED" << std::endl;break;
     }
 
     if (!obj.getName().empty()) fw.indent() << "name "<<fw.wrapString(obj.getName())<< std::endl;