diff --git a/cli/.jshintrc b/cli/.jshintrc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5814ba5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/.jshintrc
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+	"node": true,
+	"es5": true,
+	"esnext": true,
+	"bitwise": true,
+	"curly": true,
+	"eqeqeq": true,
+	"eqnull": true,
+	"immed": true,
+	"latedef": true,
+	"newcap": true,
+	"noarg": true,
+	"undef": true,
+	"strict": false,
+	"trailing": true,
+	"smarttabs": true
+}
diff --git a/cli/Gruntfile.js b/cli/Gruntfile.js
index 540374ff..e969e446 100644
--- a/cli/Gruntfile.js
+++ b/cli/Gruntfile.js
@@ -7,24 +7,7 @@ module.exports = function( grunt ) {
   grunt.initConfig({
     lint: {
       options: {
-        options: {
-          node: true,
-          es5 : true,
-          esnext: true,
-          bitwise: true,
-          curly: true,
-          eqeqeq: true,
-          immed: true,
-          latedef: true,
-          newcap: true,
-          noarg: true,
-          //regexp: true,
-          undef: true,
-          strict: false,
-          trailing: true,
-          smarttabs: true,
-          eqnull: true
-        },
+        options: '<json:.jshintrc>',
         global: {
           process: true
         }