diff --git a/.jshintignore b/.jshintignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3c3629e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.jshintignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+node_modules
diff --git a/.jshintrc b/.jshintrc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eabec8cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.jshintrc
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{
+  "node": true,
+  "curly": true,
+  "eqeqeq": true,
+  "freeze": true,
+  "immed": true,
+  "indent": 2,
+  "latedef": false,
+  "newcap": true,
+  "noarg": true,
+  "noempty": true,
+  "nonbsp": true,
+  "nonew": true,
+  "plusplus": false,
+  "quotmark": "single",
+  "undef": true,
+  "unused": false,
+  "maxparams": 4,
+  "maxdepth": 4,
+  "maxlen": 140
+}
diff --git a/controller/suggest.js b/controller/suggest.js
index f39f89d7..914a8652 100644
--- a/controller/suggest.js
+++ b/controller/suggest.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ function setup( backend, query ){
     var dedup = function(combined) {
       var unique_ids = [];
       return combined.filter(function(item, pos) {
-        if (unique_ids.indexOf(item.text) == -1) {
+        if (unique_ids.indexOf(item.text) === -1) {
           unique_ids.push(item.text);
           return true;
         }
diff --git a/helper/geojsonify.js b/helper/geojsonify.js
index 84fb9d08..e28a617c 100644
--- a/helper/geojsonify.js
+++ b/helper/geojsonify.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ function search( docs ){
   var geodata = docs.map( function( doc ){
 
     // something went very wrong
-    if( !doc ) return warning();
+    if( !doc ) { return warning(); }
 
     var output = {};
 
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ function search( docs ){
     output.layer = doc._type;
 
     // map center_point
-    if( !doc.center_point ) return warning();
+    if( !doc.center_point ) { return warning(); }
     output.lat = parseFloat( doc.center_point.lat );
     output.lng = parseFloat( doc.center_point.lon );
 
     // map name
-    if( !doc.name || !doc.name.default ) return warning();
+    if( !doc.name || !doc.name.default ) { return warning(); }
     output.name = doc.name.default;
 
     // map admin values
diff --git a/helper/outputGenerator.js b/helper/outputGenerator.js
index 42fa1279..53ae1fb1 100644
--- a/helper/outputGenerator.js
+++ b/helper/outputGenerator.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ module.exports = function( record ){
 
   // de-dupe outputs
   outputs = outputs.filter( function( i, pos ) {
-    return outputs.indexOf( i ) == pos;
+    return outputs.indexOf( i ) === pos;
   });
 
   return outputs.join(', ').trim();
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index fe6c73b9..2e2e47bf 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ var cluster = require('cluster'),
       port = ( process.env.PORT || 3100 );
 
 /** cluster webserver across all cores **/
-if( multicore ){
+// if( multicore ){
   // @todo: not finished yet
   // cluster(app)
   //   .use(cluster.stats())
   //   .listen( process.env.PORT || 3100 );
-}
-else {
+// } 
+if (!multicore){
   console.log( 'listening on ' + port );
   app.listen( process.env.PORT || 3100 );
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6ef30cc1..46c326df 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "ciao": "^0.3.4",
+    "jshint": "^2.5.6",
+    "precommit-hook": "^1.0.7",
     "tape": "^2.13.4",
     "tap-spec": "^0.2.0",
     "nsp": "^0.3.0"
diff --git a/sanitiser/_id.js b/sanitiser/_id.js
index 073e1824..b19f0696 100644
--- a/sanitiser/_id.js
+++ b/sanitiser/_id.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ function sanitize( req ){
     return {
       'error': true,
       'message': message || ('invalid param \''+ fieldname + '\': text length, must be >0')
-    }
+    };
   };
 
   if(('string' === typeof params.id && !params.id.length) || params.id === undefined){
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ function sanitize( req ){
     
     // de-dupe
     params.ids = params.ids.filter(function(item, pos) {
-      return params.ids.indexOf(item) == pos;
+      return params.ids.indexOf(item) === pos;
     });
 
     for (var i=0; i<params.ids.length; i++) {
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ function sanitize( req ){
         return errormessage(thisparam);
       }
       // type text must be one of the indeces
-      if(indeces.indexOf(type) == -1){
-        return errormessage('type', type + ' is invalid. It must be one of these values - [' + indeces.join(", ") + ']');
+      if(indeces.indexOf(type) === -1){
+        return errormessage('type', type + ' is invalid. It must be one of these values - [' + indeces.join(', ') + ']');
       }
       req.clean.ids.push({
         id: id,
diff --git a/sanitiser/_layers.js b/sanitiser/_layers.js
index 20e83f78..38190fdc 100644
--- a/sanitiser/_layers.js
+++ b/sanitiser/_layers.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ function sanitize( req ){
         return {
           'error': true,
           'message': 'invalid param \'layer\': must be one or more of ' + alias_indeces.join(',') 
-        }
+        };
       }
     }
     var expand_aliases = function(alias, layers, layer_indeces) {
@@ -35,14 +35,14 @@ function sanitize( req ){
         layers = layers.concat(layer_indeces);
       }
       return layers;
-    }
+    };
 
     layers = expand_aliases('poi',   layers, ['geoname','osmnode','osmway']);
     layers = expand_aliases('admin', layers, ['admin0','admin1','admin2','neighborhood']);
     
     // de-dup
     layers = layers.filter(function(item, pos) {
-      return layers.indexOf(item) == pos;
+      return layers.indexOf(item) === pos;
     });
 
     clean.layers = layers;
diff --git a/sanitiser/_size.js b/sanitiser/_size.js
index 4bc1ec8e..6db87aaf 100644
--- a/sanitiser/_size.js
+++ b/sanitiser/_size.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ function sanitize( req, default_size){
   var clean = req.clean || {};
   var params= req.query;
 
-  var default_size = default_size || 10;
+  default_size = default_size || 10;
 
   // ensure the input params are a valid object
   if( Object.prototype.toString.call( params ) !== '[object Object]' ){
diff --git a/sanitiser/doc.js b/sanitiser/doc.js
index 64db6edc..1f189faf 100644
--- a/sanitiser/doc.js
+++ b/sanitiser/doc.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ var logger = require('../src/logger'),
       id: require('../sanitiser/_id')
     };
 
-var sanitize = function(req, cb) { _sanitize(req, sanitizers, cb); }
+var sanitize = function(req, cb) { _sanitize(req, sanitizers, cb); };
 
 // export sanitize for testing
 module.exports.sanitize = sanitize;
diff --git a/sanitiser/reverse.js b/sanitiser/reverse.js
index b0e7b275..a99eff94 100644
--- a/sanitiser/reverse.js
+++ b/sanitiser/reverse.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ var logger = require('../src/logger'),
       }
     };
 
-var sanitize = function(req, cb) { _sanitize(req, sanitiser, cb); }
+var sanitize = function(req, cb) { _sanitize(req, sanitiser, cb); };
 
 // export sanitize for testing
 module.exports.sanitize = sanitize;
diff --git a/sanitiser/suggest.js b/sanitiser/suggest.js
index 91fd6267..7681233f 100644
--- a/sanitiser/suggest.js
+++ b/sanitiser/suggest.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ var logger = require('../src/logger'),
       latlonzoom: require('../sanitiser/_latlonzoom')
     };
 
-var sanitize = function(req, cb) { _sanitize(req, sanitizers, cb); }
+var sanitize = function(req, cb) { _sanitize(req, sanitizers, cb); };
 
 // export sanitize for testing
 module.exports.sanitize = sanitize;
diff --git a/service/suggest.js b/service/suggest.js
index b12087aa..fdf82fe9 100644
--- a/service/suggest.js
+++ b/service/suggest.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ function service( backend, cmd, cb ){
     // map returned documents
     var docs = [];
     if( data && Array.isArray( data.pelias ) && data.pelias.length ){
-      docs = data['pelias'][0].options || [];
+      docs = data.pelias[0].options || [];
     }
 
     // fire callback
diff --git a/test/unit/controller/suggest.js b/test/unit/controller/suggest.js
index f36a0fa5..c32f2336 100644
--- a/test/unit/controller/suggest.js
+++ b/test/unit/controller/suggest.js
@@ -55,10 +55,20 @@ module.exports.tests.functional_success = function(test, common) {
     var backend = mockBackend( 'client/suggest/ok/1', function( cmd ){
       // the backend executes suggest (vanilla and admin-only) and mget, so we check them all based on cmd
       if( cmd.body.docs ){
-        t.deepEqual(cmd, { body: { docs: [ { _id: 'mockid1', _index: 'pelias', _type: 'mocktype' } , { _id: 'mockid2', _index: 'pelias', _type: 'mocktype' }] } }, 'correct mget command');
+        t.deepEqual(cmd, { 
+          body: { docs: [ 
+            { _id: 'mockid1', _index: 'pelias', _type: 'mocktype' }, 
+            { _id: 'mockid2', _index: 'pelias', _type: 'mocktype' }
+          ]}
+        }, 'correct mget command');
       } else if (cmd.body.layers) {
         // layers are set exclusively for admin: test for admin-only layers
-        t.deepEqual(cmd, { body: { input: 'b', layers: [ 'admin0', 'admin1', 'admin2' ] }, index: 'pelias' }, 'correct suggest/admin command');
+        t.deepEqual(cmd, { 
+          body: { 
+            input: 'b', 
+            layers: [ 'admin0', 'admin1', 'admin2' ] 
+          }, index: 'pelias' 
+        }, 'correct suggest/admin command');
       } else {
         t.deepEqual(cmd, { body: { input: 'b' }, index: 'pelias' }, 'correct suggest command');
       }
@@ -87,7 +97,12 @@ module.exports.tests.functional_failure = function(test, common) {
   test('functional failure', function(t) {
     var backend = mockBackend( 'client/suggest/fail/1', function( cmd ){
       if( cmd.body.docs ){
-        t.deepEqual(cmd, { body: { docs: [ { _id: 'mockid1', _index: 'pelias', _type: 'mocktype' } , { _id: 'mockid2', _index: 'pelias', _type: 'mocktype' }] } }, 'correct mget command');
+        t.deepEqual(cmd, { 
+          body: { docs: [ 
+            { _id: 'mockid1', _index: 'pelias', _type: 'mocktype' }, 
+            { _id: 'mockid2', _index: 'pelias', _type: 'mocktype' }] 
+          } 
+        }, 'correct mget command');
       } else if (cmd.body.layers) {
         // layers are set exclusively for admin: test for admin-only layers
         t.deepEqual(cmd, { body: { a: 'b', layers: [ 'admin0', 'admin1', 'admin2' ] }, index: 'pelias' }, 'correct suggest/admin command');
diff --git a/test/unit/controller/suggest_nearby.js b/test/unit/controller/suggest_nearby.js
index 9501e71b..062ca519 100644
--- a/test/unit/controller/suggest_nearby.js
+++ b/test/unit/controller/suggest_nearby.js
@@ -58,7 +58,12 @@ module.exports.tests.functional_success = function(test, common) {
       if( ++i === 1 ){
         t.deepEqual(cmd, { body: { a: 'b' }, index: 'pelias' }, 'correct suggest command');
       } else {
-        t.deepEqual(cmd, { body: { docs: [ { _id: 'mockid1', _index: 'pelias', _type: 'mocktype' }, { _id: 'mockid2', _index: 'pelias', _type: 'mocktype' } ] } }, 'correct mget command');
+        t.deepEqual(cmd, { 
+          body: { docs: [ 
+            { _id: 'mockid1', _index: 'pelias', _type: 'mocktype' }, 
+            { _id: 'mockid2', _index: 'pelias', _type: 'mocktype' } ] 
+          } 
+        }, 'correct mget command');
       }
     });
     var controller = setup( backend, mockQuery() );
diff --git a/test/unit/helper/geojsonify.js b/test/unit/helper/geojsonify.js
index fbadbabc..f1ec5fcb 100644
--- a/test/unit/helper/geojsonify.js
+++ b/test/unit/helper/geojsonify.js
@@ -15,167 +15,167 @@ module.exports.tests.search = function(test, common) {
 
   var input = [
     {
-      "_id": "id1",
-      "_type": "type1",
-      "center_point": {
-        "lat": 51.5337144,
-        "lon": -0.1069716
+      '_id': 'id1',
+      '_type': 'type1',
+      'center_point': {
+        'lat': 51.5337144,
+        'lon': -0.1069716
       },
-      "name": {
-        "default": "'Round Midnight Jazz and Blues Bar"
+      'name': {
+        'default': '\'Round Midnight Jazz and Blues Bar'
       },
-      "type": "node",
-      "address": {
-        "number": "13",
-        "street": "Liverpool Road",
-        "zip": "N1 0RW"
+      'type': 'node',
+      'address': {
+        'number': '13',
+        'street': 'Liverpool Road',
+        'zip': 'N1 0RW'
       },
-      "alpha3": "GBR",
-      "admin0": "United Kingdom",
-      "admin1": "Islington",
-      "admin1_abbr": "ISL",
-      "admin2": "Angel",
-      "local_admin": "test1",
-      "locality": "test2",
-      "neighborhood": "test3",
-      "suggest": {
-        "input": [
-          "'round midnight jazz and blues bar"
+      'alpha3': 'GBR',
+      'admin0': 'United Kingdom',
+      'admin1': 'Islington',
+      'admin1_abbr': 'ISL',
+      'admin2': 'Angel',
+      'local_admin': 'test1',
+      'locality': 'test2',
+      'neighborhood': 'test3',
+      'suggest': {
+        'input': [
+          '\'round midnight jazz and blues bar'
         ],
-        "output": "osmnode:2208150035"
+        'output': 'osmnode:2208150035'
       }
     },
     {
-      "_id": "id2",
-      "_type": "type2",
-      "type": "way",
-      "name": {
-        "default": "Blues Cafe"
+      '_id': 'id2',
+      '_type': 'type2',
+      'type': 'way',
+      'name': {
+        'default': 'Blues Cafe'
       },
-      "center_point": {
-        "lat": "51.517806",
-        "lon": "-0.101795"
+      'center_point': {
+        'lat': '51.517806',
+        'lon': '-0.101795'
       },
-      "alpha3": "GBR",
-      "admin0": "United Kingdom",
-      "admin1": "City And County Of The City Of London",
-      "admin1_abbr": "COL",
-      "admin2": "Smithfield",
-      "local_admin": "test1",
-      "locality": "test2",
-      "neighborhood": "test3",
-      "suggest": {
-        "input": [
-          "blues cafe"
+      'alpha3': 'GBR',
+      'admin0': 'United Kingdom',
+      'admin1': 'City And County Of The City Of London',
+      'admin1_abbr': 'COL',
+      'admin2': 'Smithfield',
+      'local_admin': 'test1',
+      'locality': 'test2',
+      'neighborhood': 'test3',
+      'suggest': {
+        'input': [
+          'blues cafe'
         ],
-        "output": "osmway:147495160"
+        'output': 'osmway:147495160'
       }
     },
     {
-      "_id": "34633854",
-      "_type": "osmway",
-      "type": "osmway",
-      "name": {
-        "default": "Empire State Building"
+      '_id': '34633854',
+      '_type': 'osmway',
+      'type': 'osmway',
+      'name': {
+        'default': 'Empire State Building'
       },
-      "center_point": {
-        "lat": "40.748432",
-        "lon": "-73.985656"
+      'center_point': {
+        'lat': '40.748432',
+        'lon': '-73.985656'
       },
-      "alpha3": "USA",
-      "admin0": "United States",
-      "admin1": "New York",
-      "admin1_abbr": "NY",
-      "admin2": "New York",
-      "local_admin": "Manhattan",
-      "locality": "New York",
-      "neighborhood": "Koreatown",
-      "suggest": {
-        "input": [
-          "empire state building"
+      'alpha3': 'USA',
+      'admin0': 'United States',
+      'admin1': 'New York',
+      'admin1_abbr': 'NY',
+      'admin2': 'New York',
+      'local_admin': 'Manhattan',
+      'locality': 'New York',
+      'neighborhood': 'Koreatown',
+      'suggest': {
+        'input': [
+          'empire state building'
         ],
-        "output": "osmway:34633854"
+        'output': 'osmway:34633854'
       }
     }
   ];
 
   var expected = {
-    "type": "FeatureCollection",
-    "bbox": [ -73.985656, 40.748432, -0.101795, 51.5337144 ],
-    "features": [
+    'type': 'FeatureCollection',
+    'bbox': [ -73.985656, 40.748432, -0.101795, 51.5337144 ],
+    'features': [
       {
-        "type": "Feature",
-        "geometry": {
-          "type": "Point",
-          "coordinates": [
+        'type': 'Feature',
+        'geometry': {
+          'type': 'Point',
+          'coordinates': [
             -0.1069716,
             51.5337144
           ]
         },
-        "properties": {
-          "id": "id1",
-          "type": "type1",
-          "layer": "type1",
-          "text": "'Round Midnight Jazz and Blues Bar, test3, Angel",
-          "name": "'Round Midnight Jazz and Blues Bar",
-          "alpha3": "GBR",
-          "admin0": "United Kingdom",
-          "admin1": "Islington",
-          "admin1_abbr": "ISL",
-          "admin2": "Angel",
-          "local_admin": "test1",
-          "locality": "test2",
-          "neighborhood": "test3"
+        'properties': {
+          'id': 'id1',
+          'type': 'type1',
+          'layer': 'type1',
+          'text': '\'Round Midnight Jazz and Blues Bar, test3, Angel',
+          'name': '\'Round Midnight Jazz and Blues Bar',
+          'alpha3': 'GBR',
+          'admin0': 'United Kingdom',
+          'admin1': 'Islington',
+          'admin1_abbr': 'ISL',
+          'admin2': 'Angel',
+          'local_admin': 'test1',
+          'locality': 'test2',
+          'neighborhood': 'test3'
         }
       },
       {
-        "type": "Feature",
-        "geometry": {
-          "type": "Point",
-          "coordinates": [
+        'type': 'Feature',
+        'geometry': {
+          'type': 'Point',
+          'coordinates': [
             -0.101795,
             51.517806
           ]
         },
-        "properties": {
-          "id": "id2",
-          "type": "type2",
-          "layer": "type2",
-          "text": "Blues Cafe, test3, Smithfield",
-          "name": "Blues Cafe",
-          "alpha3": "GBR",
-          "admin0": "United Kingdom",
-          "admin1": "City And County Of The City Of London",
-          "admin1_abbr": "COL",
-          "admin2": "Smithfield",
-          "local_admin": "test1",
-          "locality": "test2",
-          "neighborhood": "test3"
+        'properties': {
+          'id': 'id2',
+          'type': 'type2',
+          'layer': 'type2',
+          'text': 'Blues Cafe, test3, Smithfield',
+          'name': 'Blues Cafe',
+          'alpha3': 'GBR',
+          'admin0': 'United Kingdom',
+          'admin1': 'City And County Of The City Of London',
+          'admin1_abbr': 'COL',
+          'admin2': 'Smithfield',
+          'local_admin': 'test1',
+          'locality': 'test2',
+          'neighborhood': 'test3'
         }
       },
       {
-        "type": "Feature",
-        "geometry": {
-          "type": "Point",
-          "coordinates": [
+        'type': 'Feature',
+        'geometry': {
+          'type': 'Point',
+          'coordinates': [
             -73.985656,
             40.748432
           ]
         },
-        "properties": {
-          "id": "34633854",
-          "type": "osmway",
-          "layer": "osmway",
-          "text": "Empire State Building, Manhattan, NY",
-          "name": "Empire State Building",
-          "alpha3": "USA",
-          "admin0": "United States",
-          "admin1": "New York",
-          "admin1_abbr": "NY",
-          "admin2": "New York",
-          "local_admin": "Manhattan",
-          "locality": "New York",
-          "neighborhood": "Koreatown"
+        'properties': {
+          'id': '34633854',
+          'type': 'osmway',
+          'layer': 'osmway',
+          'text': 'Empire State Building, Manhattan, NY',
+          'name': 'Empire State Building',
+          'alpha3': 'USA',
+          'admin0': 'United States',
+          'admin1': 'New York',
+          'admin1_abbr': 'NY',
+          'admin2': 'New York',
+          'local_admin': 'Manhattan',
+          'locality': 'New York',
+          'neighborhood': 'Koreatown'
         }
       }
     ]
diff --git a/test/unit/helper/outputSchema.js b/test/unit/helper/outputSchema.js
index 0bab157a..fb2b72af 100644
--- a/test/unit/helper/outputSchema.js
+++ b/test/unit/helper/outputSchema.js
@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@ module.exports.tests.valid = function(test, common) {
 
   var isValid = function(keys, schema) {
     test('valid key/object (' + keys + ')' , function(t) {
-      if (keys=="default") { 
+      if (keys === 'default') { 
         t.deepEqual(schema, default_schema, 'valid default schema');
       } else {
         t.equal(alpha3.hasOwnProperty(keys), true, 'valid key');  
       }
       t.equal(typeof schema, 'object', 'valid object');
       t.notEqual(Object.getOwnPropertyNames(schema).length, 0,  'object not empty');
-      for (levels in schema) {
+      for (var levels in schema) {
         t.equal(Object.prototype.toString.call(schema[levels]), '[object Array]', levels+' is an array');
         for (var i=0;i<schema[levels].length;i++) {
           var key = schema[levels][i];
@@ -37,8 +37,9 @@ module.exports.tests.valid = function(test, common) {
       }
       t.end();
     });
-  }
-  for (keys in schemas) { 
+  };
+
+  for (var keys in schemas) { 
     isValid(keys, schemas[keys]);
   }
 };
diff --git a/test/unit/query/search.js b/test/unit/query/search.js
index 0e9623eb..8dcc18ab 100644
--- a/test/unit/query/search.js
+++ b/test/unit/query/search.js
@@ -29,29 +29,29 @@ module.exports.tests.query = function(test, common) {
     });
 
     var expected = {
-      "query": {
-        "filtered": {
-          "query": {
-            "query_string": {
-              "query": "test",
-              "fields": [
-                "name.default"
+      'query': {
+        'filtered': {
+          'query': {
+            'query_string': {
+              'query': 'test',
+              'fields': [
+                'name.default'
               ],
-              "default_operator": "OR"
+              'default_operator': 'OR'
             }
           },
-          "filter": {
-            "bool": {
-              "must": [
+          'filter': {
+            'bool': {
+              'must': [
                 {
-                  "geo_distance": {
-                    "distance": "50km",
-                    "distance_type": "plane",
-                    "optimize_bbox": "indexed",
-                    "_cache": true,
-                    "center_point": {
-                      "lat": "29.49",
-                      "lon": "-82.51"
+                  'geo_distance': {
+                    'distance': '50km',
+                    'distance_type': 'plane',
+                    'optimize_bbox': 'indexed',
+                    '_cache': true,
+                    'center_point': {
+                      'lat': '29.49',
+                      'lon': '-82.51'
                     }
                   }
                 }
@@ -60,19 +60,19 @@ module.exports.tests.query = function(test, common) {
            }
         }
       },
-      "sort": [
+      'sort': [
         {
-          "_geo_distance": {
-            "center_point": {
-              "lat": 29.49136,
-              "lon": -82.50622
+          '_geo_distance': {
+            'center_point': {
+              'lat': 29.49136,
+              'lon': -82.50622
             },
-            "order": "asc",
-            "unit": "km"
+            'order': 'asc',
+            'unit': 'km'
           }
         }
       ],
-      "size": 10
+      'size': 10
     };
 
     t.deepEqual(query, expected, 'valid search query');
diff --git a/test/unit/sanitiser/doc.js b/test/unit/sanitiser/doc.js
index dcd15cbb..302dda15 100644
--- a/test/unit/sanitiser/doc.js
+++ b/test/unit/sanitiser/doc.js
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ var doc  = require('../../../sanitiser/doc'),
     middleware = doc.middleware,
     indeces = require('../../../query/indeces'),
     delimiter = ':',
-    defaultLengthError = function(input) { return 'invalid param \''+ input + '\': text length, must be >0' },
+    defaultLengthError = function(input) { return 'invalid param \''+ input + '\': text length, must be >0'; },
     defaultFormatError = 'invalid: must be of the format type:id for ex: \'geoname:4163334\'',
     defaultError = 'invalid param \'id\': text length, must be >0',
     defaultMissingTypeError = function(input) { 
       var type = input.split(delimiter)[0];
-      return type + ' is invalid. It must be one of these values - [' + indeces.join(", ") + ']'},
+      return type + ' is invalid. It must be one of these values - [' + indeces.join(', ') + ']'; },
     defaultClean = { ids: [ { id: '123', type: 'geoname' } ] },
     sanitize = function(query, cb) { _sanitize({'query':query}, cb); },
     inputs = {
diff --git a/test/unit/sanitiser/suggest.js b/test/unit/sanitiser/suggest.js
index 52096be2..28ec175e 100644
--- a/test/unit/sanitiser/suggest.js
+++ b/test/unit/sanitiser/suggest.js
@@ -3,8 +3,14 @@ var suggest  = require('../../../sanitiser/suggest'),
     _sanitize = suggest.sanitize,
     middleware = suggest.middleware,
     defaultError = 'invalid param \'input\': text length, must be >0',
-    defaultClean = { input: 'test', lat: 0, layers: [ 'geoname', 'osmnode', 'osmway', 'admin0', 'admin1', 'admin2', 'neighborhood' ], lon: 0, size: 10, zoom: 10 },
-    sanitize = function(query, cb) { _sanitize({'query':query}, cb); }
+    defaultClean =  { input: 'test', 
+                      lat: 0, 
+                      layers: [ 'geoname', 'osmnode', 'osmway', 'admin0', 'admin1', 'admin2', 'neighborhood' ], 
+                      lon: 0, 
+                      size: 10, 
+                      zoom: 10 
+                    },
+    sanitize = function(query, cb) { _sanitize({'query':query}, cb); };
 
 module.exports.tests = {};
 
diff --git a/test/unit/service/mget.js b/test/unit/service/mget.js
index f62eeae0..9f13d78b 100644
--- a/test/unit/service/mget.js
+++ b/test/unit/service/mget.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ module.exports.tests.functional_success = function(test, common) {
       data.forEach(function(d) {
         t.true(typeof d === 'object', 'valid object');
       });
-      t.deepEqual(data, expected, 'values correctly mapped')
+      t.deepEqual(data, expected, 'values correctly mapped');
       t.end();
     });
   });
diff --git a/test/unit/service/search.js b/test/unit/service/search.js
index 0768dff1..e1f97541 100644
--- a/test/unit/service/search.js
+++ b/test/unit/service/search.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ module.exports.tests.functional_success = function(test, common) {
       data.forEach(function(d) {
         t.true(typeof d === 'object', 'valid object');
       });
-      t.deepEqual(data, expected, 'values correctly mapped')
+      t.deepEqual(data, expected, 'values correctly mapped');
       t.end();
     });
   });
diff --git a/test/unit/service/suggest.js b/test/unit/service/suggest.js
index 5ae120a0..a058b57e 100644
--- a/test/unit/service/suggest.js
+++ b/test/unit/service/suggest.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ module.exports.tests.functional_success = function(test, common) {
       data.forEach(function(d) {
         t.true(typeof d === 'object', 'valid object');
       });
-      t.deepEqual(data, expected, 'values correctly mapped')
+      t.deepEqual(data, expected, 'values correctly mapped');
       t.end();
     });
   });