diff --git a/.eslintrc b/.eslintrc
index e3e78971b..2c21d4e29 100644
--- a/.eslintrc
+++ b/.eslintrc
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     "no-use-before-define": 2,
     "radix": 2,
     "semi": 2,
+    "block-spacing": 2,
     "space-infix-ops": 2,
     "strict": 0
   },
diff --git a/bin/eslint.js b/bin/eslint.js
index cc90d110f..97dd35dad 100755
--- a/bin/eslint.js
+++ b/bin/eslint.js
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ function buildIssueJson(message, path) {
   if(message.fatal) {
     checkName = "fatal";
   }
+  var line = message.line || 1;
+  var column = message.column || 1;
 
   var issue = {
     type: "issue",
@@ -57,12 +59,12 @@ function buildIssueJson(message, path) {
       path: path,
       positions: {
         begin: {
-          line: message.line || 1,
-          column: message.column || 1
+          line: line,
+          column: column
         },
         end: {
-          line: message.line || 1,
-          column: message.column || 1
+          line: line,
+          column: column
         }
       }
     },
diff --git a/test/validate_config_test.js b/test/validate_config_test.js
index 1d7b5bc8f..6c1fa065f 100644
--- a/test/validate_config_test.js
+++ b/test/validate_config_test.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ describe("validateConfig", function() {
 
   it("returns false if no files exist", function(done) {
     temp.mkdir("no-config", function(err, directory) {
-      if (err) throw err;
+      if (err) { throw err; }
 
       process.chdir(directory);
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ describe("validateConfig", function() {
 
   it("returns true if an eslintrc exists", function(done) {
     temp.mkdir("config", function(err, directory) {
-      if (err) throw err;
+      if (err) { throw err; }
 
       process.chdir(directory);
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ describe("validateConfig", function() {
       };
 
       fs.writeFile(configPath, JSON.stringify(config), function(err) {
-        if (err) throw err;
+        if (err) { throw err; }
 
         expect(validateConfig(null)).to.eq(true);
         done();