diff --git a/Gruntfile.js b/Gruntfile.js
index 0e4fc244b..dd0cc9600 100644
--- a/Gruntfile.js
+++ b/Gruntfile.js
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
+/* jshint node: true */
 module.exports = function(grunt) {
+    "use strict";
 
     // Project configuration.
     grunt.initConfig({
@@ -26,6 +28,7 @@ module.exports = function(grunt) {
         },
         jshint: {
             options: {
+                ignores: [],// HACK: workaround https://github.com/gruntjs/grunt-contrib-jshint/issues/86
                 jshintrc: 'js/.jshintrc'
             },
             gruntfile: {
diff --git a/js/.jshintrc b/js/.jshintrc
index 70e6c5792..94c520d5c 100644
--- a/js/.jshintrc
+++ b/js/.jshintrc
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@
   "laxcomma" : true,
   "laxbreak" : true,
   "browser"  : true,
+  "eqeqeq"   : false,
   "eqnull"   : true,
   "debug"    : true,
   "devel"    : true,
+  "curly"    : false,
   "boss"     : true,
   "expr"     : true,
   "asi"      : true