diff --git a/src/passport-saml/saml.ts b/src/passport-saml/saml.ts
index f98d598f..f03cdf1d 100644
--- a/src/passport-saml/saml.ts
+++ b/src/passport-saml/saml.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import * as zlib from "zlib";
 import * as crypto from "crypto";
 import * as url from "url";
 import * as querystring from "querystring";
-import * as xmlbuilder from "xmlbuilder";
 import * as util from "util";
 import { CacheProvider as InMemoryCacheProvider } from "./inmemory-cache-provider";
 import * as algorithms from "./algorithms";
@@ -33,6 +32,7 @@ import {
 import { assertRequired } from "./utility";
 import {
   buildXml2JsObject,
+  buildXmlBuilderObject,
   decryptXml,
   parseDomFromString,
   parseXml2JsFromString,
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ class SAML {
       request["samlp:AuthnRequest"]["samlp:Scoping"] = scoping;
     }
 
-    let stringRequest = xmlbuilder.create((request as unknown) as Record<string, any>).end();
+    let stringRequest = buildXmlBuilderObject(request, false);
     if (isHttpPostBinding && this.options.privateKey != null) {
       stringRequest = signAuthnRequestPost(stringRequest, this.options);
     }
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ class SAML {
     }
 
     await this.cacheProvider.saveAsync(id, instant);
-    return xmlbuilder.create((request as unknown) as Record<string, any>).end();
+    return buildXmlBuilderObject(request, false);
   }
 
   generateLogoutResponse(req: Request, logoutRequest: Profile) {
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ class SAML {
       },
     };
 
-    return xmlbuilder.create(request).end();
+    return buildXmlBuilderObject(request, false);
   }
 
   async requestToUrlAsync(
@@ -1370,9 +1370,7 @@ class SAML {
       "@Binding": "urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-POST",
       "@Location": this.getCallbackUrl({}),
     };
-    return xmlbuilder
-      .create((metadata as unknown) as Record<string, any>)
-      .end({ pretty: true, indent: "  ", newline: "\n" });
+    return buildXmlBuilderObject(metadata, true);
   }
 
   keyToPEM(key: string | Buffer): typeof key extends string | Buffer ? string | Buffer : Error {
diff --git a/src/passport-saml/xml-utils.ts b/src/passport-saml/xml-utils.ts
index 0fec5b38..663e852d 100644
--- a/src/passport-saml/xml-utils.ts
+++ b/src/passport-saml/xml-utils.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import * as xmlCrypto from "xml-crypto";
 import * as xmlenc from "xml-encryption";
 import * as xmldom from "xmldom";
 import * as xml2js from "xml2js";
+import * as xmlbuilder from "xmlbuilder";
 
 type SelectedValue = string | number | boolean | Node;
 
@@ -111,3 +112,8 @@ export const buildXml2JsObject = (rootName: string, xml: any): string => {
   };
   return new xml2js.Builder(builderOpts).buildObject(xml);
 };
+
+export const buildXmlBuilderObject = (xml: Record<string, any>, pretty: boolean): string => {
+  const options = pretty ? { pretty: true, indent: "  ", newline: "\n" } : {};
+  return xmlbuilder.create(xml).end(options);
+};