diff --git a/Gruntfile.js b/Gruntfile.js
index 08d16575b8..1c8fd01d3a 100644
--- a/Gruntfile.js
+++ b/Gruntfile.js
@@ -21,20 +21,52 @@
                 pkg: grunt.file.readJSON('package.json'),
 
                 // JSLint all the things!
-                jslint: {
-                    directives: {
-                        node: true,
-                        browser: true,
-                        nomen: true,
-                        todo: true,
-                        unparam: true
+                jslintm: {
+                    node: {
+                        directives: {
+                            // node environment
+                            node: true,
+                            // browser environment
+                            browser: false,
+                            // allow dangling underscores in var names
+                            nomen: true,
+                            // allow to do statements
+                            todo: true,
+                            // allow unused parameters
+                            unparam: true,
+                            // don't require use strict pragma
+                            sloppy: true
+                        },
+                        files: {
+                            src: [
+                                "*.js",
+                                "core/**/*.js"
+                            ]
+                        },
+                        // Lint core files, but not libs, frontend or hbs files
+                        exclude: [
+                            "**/assets/lib/**/*.js",
+                            "**/assets/js/**/*.js",
+                            "**/assets/tpl/*.js"
+                        ]
                     },
-                    files: [
-                        // Lint files in the root, including Gruntfile.js
-                        "*.js",
-                        // Lint core files, but not libs
-                        ["core/**/*.js", "!**/assets/lib/**/*.js", "!**/assets/tpl/*.js"]
-                    ]
+                    frontend: {
+                        directives: {
+                            // node environment
+                            node: false,
+                            // browser environment
+                            browser: true,
+                            // allow dangling underscores in var names
+                            nomen: true,
+                            // allow to do statements
+                            todo: true,
+                             // allow unused parameters
+                            unparam: true
+                        },
+                        files: {
+                            src: "**/assets/js/**/*.js"
+                        }
+                    }
                 },
 
                 mochaTest: {
@@ -212,6 +244,9 @@
                 cfg.pkg = grunt.file.readJSON('package.json');
             });
 
+            // jslintm aliased to jslint
+            grunt.registerTask("jslint", ["jslintm"]);
+
             // Prepare the project for development
             // TODO: Git submodule init/update (https://github.com/jaubourg/grunt-update-submodules)?
             grunt.registerTask("init", ["shell:bourbon", "sass:admin", 'handlebars']);
diff --git a/core/admin/assets/js/router.js b/core/admin/assets/js/router.js
index ef0d33dad1..3a5a86ee78 100644
--- a/core/admin/assets/js/router.js
+++ b/core/admin/assets/js/router.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
             'settings(/:pane)' : 'settings',
             'editor/'          : 'editor',
             'editor(/:id)'     : 'editor',
-            'debug/'           : 'debug',
+            'debug/'           : 'debug'
         },
 
         blog: function () {
diff --git a/core/admin/assets/js/views/base.js b/core/admin/assets/js/views/base.js
index 77490d343d..c7654de1b9 100644
--- a/core/admin/assets/js/views/base.js
+++ b/core/admin/assets/js/views/base.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*global window, document, Ghost, Backbone, $, JST, _ */
-(function (_, undefined) {
+(function (_) {
     "use strict";
 
     Ghost.View = Backbone.View.extend({
diff --git a/core/admin/assets/js/views/dashboard.js b/core/admin/assets/js/views/dashboard.js
index 1700401814..3f35ca3e01 100644
--- a/core/admin/assets/js/views/dashboard.js
+++ b/core/admin/assets/js/views/dashboard.js
@@ -89,15 +89,11 @@
 
         tagName: 'article',
         attributes: function () {
-            var size = (this.model.get('size'))
-                ? " widget-" + this.model.get('size')
-                : "",
-                settings = (this.model.attributes.settings.enabled)
-                ? " widget-settings"
-                : "";
+            var size = (this.model.get('size')) ? " widget-" + this.model.get('size') : "",
+                settings = (this.model.attributes.settings.enabled) ? " widget-settings" : "";
 
             return {
-                class: 'widget-' + this.model.get('name') + size + settings + ' js-widget',
+                'class': 'widget-' + this.model.get('name') + size + settings + ' js-widget',
                 'data-widget-id': this.model.get('applicationID')
             };
         },
diff --git a/core/admin/assets/js/views/debug.js b/core/admin/assets/js/views/debug.js
index ce1a69b079..9fb6f52766 100644
--- a/core/admin/assets/js/views/debug.js
+++ b/core/admin/assets/js/views/debug.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*global jQuery, window, document, Ghost, Backbone, $, _, alert */
-(function ($, _, Backbone, Ghost, undefined) {
+(function ($, _, Backbone, Ghost) {
     "use strict";
 
     Ghost.Views.Debug = Ghost.View.extend({
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5614d07fb1..f123bd903d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "grunt": "~0.4.1",
-    "grunt-jslint": "~0.2.6",
+    "grunt-jslint": "git+https://github.com/ErisDS/grunt-jslint.git#custom",
     "should": "~1.2.2",
     "grunt-mocha-test": "~0.4.0",
     "grunt-shell": "~0.2.2",