diff --git a/crates/oxc_formatter/Cargo.toml b/crates/oxc_formatter/Cargo.toml
index 441ba5895b3c1..157f0380fcac7 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_formatter/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/oxc_formatter/Cargo.toml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ unicode-width = { workspace = true }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 insta = { workspace = true }
-oxc_tasks_common = { path = "../../tasks/common" }
+oxc_tasks_common = { workspace = true }
 pico-args = { workspace = true }
 serde_json = { workspace = true }
 serde = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }
diff --git a/crates/oxc_formatter/examples/formatter.rs b/crates/oxc_formatter/examples/formatter.rs
index c7bce33670b37..ef699831cb1a9 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_formatter/examples/formatter.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_formatter/examples/formatter.rs
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), String> {
     let mut args = Arguments::from_env();
     let no_semi = args.contains("--no-semi");
     let show_ir = args.contains("--ir");
+    // Show diff between original and formatted code
     let show_diff = args.contains("--diff");
     let print_width = args.opt_value_from_str::<&'static str, u16>("--print-width").unwrap_or(None);
     let name = args.free_from_str().unwrap_or_else(|_| "test.js".to_string());
@@ -36,6 +37,20 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), String> {
     let path = Path::new(&name);
     let source_text = fs::read_to_string(path).map_err(|_| format!("Missing '{name}'"))?;
     let source_type = SourceType::from_path(path).unwrap();
+
+    // Format the parsed code
+    let semicolons = if no_semi { Semicolons::AsNeeded } else { Semicolons::Always };
+    let line_width = match print_width {
+        Some(width) => LineWidth::try_from(width).unwrap(),
+        None => LineWidth::try_from(80).unwrap(),
+    };
+    let options = FormatOptions {
+        bracket_same_line: BracketSameLine::from(true),
+        semicolons,
+        line_width,
+        ..Default::default()
+    };
+
     let allocator = Allocator::new();
 
     // Parse the source code
@@ -50,36 +65,26 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), String> {
         println!("Parsed with Errors.");
     }
 
-    // Format the parsed code
-    let semicolons = if no_semi { Semicolons::AsNeeded } else { Semicolons::Always };
-    let line_width = match print_width {
-        Some(width) => LineWidth::try_from(width).unwrap(),
-        None => LineWidth::try_from(80).unwrap(),
-    };
-    let options = FormatOptions {
-        bracket_same_line: BracketSameLine::from(true),
-        semicolons,
-        line_width,
-        ..Default::default()
-    };
+    let formatted = Formatter::new(&allocator, options).format(&ret.program);
 
-    let formatter = Formatter::new(&allocator, options);
-    let formatted = formatter.format(&ret.program);
     if show_ir {
         println!("--- IR ---");
         println!("{}", &formatted.document().to_string());
         println!("--- End IR ---\n");
     }
 
-    let code = formatted.print().map_err(|e| e.to_string())?.into_code();
+    let formatted_code = formatted.print().unwrap().into_code();
 
     if show_diff {
-        println!("--- Diff ---");
-        print_diff_in_terminal(&source_text, &code);
-        println!("--- End Diff ---");
+        // First diff: compare formatted output to original input
+        if source_text == formatted_code {
+            println!("{formatted_code}");
+        } else {
+            print_diff_in_terminal(&source_text, &formatted_code);
+        }
     } else {
         println!("--- Formatted Code ---");
-        println!("{code}");
+        println!("{formatted_code}");
         println!("--- End Formatted Code ---");
     }