diff --git a/.eslintrc.yml b/.eslintrc.yml
index 7d23ff50..509d5216 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.yml
+++ b/.eslintrc.yml
@@ -82,3 +82,7 @@ rules:
   no-unused-vars:
     - error
     - args: none
+  no-useless-escape:
+    - off
+  no-regex-spaces:
+    - off
diff --git a/lib/runners/java.js b/lib/runners/java.js
index 08621bb7..3e23bd9b 100644
--- a/lib/runners/java.js
+++ b/lib/runners/java.js
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 var shovel = require('../shovel'),
-    exec = require('child_process').exec,
-    execSync = require('child_process').execSync,
     util = require('../util'),
     tagHelpers = require('../utils/tag-helpers'),
     manipulateFileSync = require('../utils/manipulate-file-sync'),
@@ -11,17 +9,16 @@ module.exports.run = function run(opts, cb) {
   let buildGradle = '';
 
   shovel.start(opts, cb, {
-    solutionOnly: function (runCode, fail) {
+    solutionOnly: function(runCode, fail) {
       fs.emptydirSync(`${opts.dir}/src`);
 
       const names = extractNames(opts.solution, 'Solution');
-      const solutionFile = util.codeWriteSync(null, opts.solution, `${opts.dir}/src/main/java`, names.file);
-
+      util.codeWriteSync(null, opts.solution, `${opts.dir}/src/main/java`, names.file);
       util.codeWriteSync(null, javaMain(names.full), `${opts.dir}/src/test/java`, 'Start.java');
 
       buildAndTest(runCode);
     },
-    testIntegration: function (runCode, fail) {
+    testIntegration: function(runCode, fail) {
       fs.emptydirSync(`${opts.dir}/src`);
 
       const fixtures = [];
@@ -62,7 +59,7 @@ module.exports.run = function run(opts, cb) {
 
       buildAndTest(runCode);
     },
-    transformBuffer: function (buffer) {
+    transformBuffer: function(buffer) {
       var stdout = "", stderr = "", buildLines = [];
 
       // both types of streams will be embedded within the gradle output, so lets break them out
@@ -82,9 +79,9 @@ module.exports.run = function run(opts, cb) {
       // attach build output to beginning of stdout, also attach dependencies so everyone knows whats available
       // TODO: eventually we want to support this as its own buffer property, for now we are just embedding it
       // within the output in case its helpful for troubleshooting
-      buildOutput = `Dependencies:\n\n${loadedDependencies()}\n\nTasks:\n\n`;
+      let buildOutput = `Dependencies:\n\n${loadedDependencies()}\n\nTasks:\n\n`;
       buildOutput += buildLines.join("\n").replace(/^Start > start.*/gm, '');
-      buildOutput = tagHelpers.log('-Build Output', buildOutput)
+      buildOutput = tagHelpers.log('-Build Output', buildOutput);
       buffer.stdout = buildOutput + stdout;
 
       buffer.stderr += stderr;
@@ -192,7 +189,7 @@ module.exports.run = function run(opts, cb) {
       .join('\n') + '\n';
   }
 
-  function extractNames (code, defaultClassName) {
+  function extractNames(code, defaultClassName) {
     const packageName = (code.match(/\bpackage\s+([A-Z|a-z](?:[a-z|A-Z|0-9|_]|\.[A-Z|a-z])*)\W/) || [])[1];
     const className = (code.match(/\bclass\s+([A-Z][a-z|A-Z|0-9|_]*)\W/) || [])[1] || defaultClassName;
 
@@ -206,7 +203,7 @@ module.exports.run = function run(opts, cb) {
 
   // hacky solution for starting the dynamic main class. We need to use test mode since thats currently how we
   // have STDOUT/ERR setup to output anything
-  function javaMain (mainClass) {
+  function javaMain(mainClass) {
     const importClass = mainClass.indexOf('.') > 0 ? `import ${mainClass};` : '';
     return `
       import org.junit.Test;
@@ -218,12 +215,12 @@ module.exports.run = function run(opts, cb) {
               ${mainClass}.main(null);
           }
       }
-    `
+    `;
   }
 
   // Our hacky way of running tests with our custom listener.
   // TODO: this is configurable via gradle, we just need to take the time to figure that bit out.
-  function javaTestRunner (fixtures) {
+  function javaTestRunner(fixtures) {
     // add any imports needed, use a set to make sure we have unique values
     let imports = new Set(fixtures.filter(f => f.indexOf('.') > 0).map(f => `import ${f};\n`));
     let runs = fixtures.map(f => `runner.run(${f}.class);\n`);
@@ -242,5 +239,5 @@ module.exports.run = function run(opts, cb) {
           }
       }
     `;
-  };
-}
+  }
+};
diff --git a/lib/utils/manipulate-file-sync.js b/lib/utils/manipulate-file-sync.js
index 07654742..0db0ac4b 100644
--- a/lib/utils/manipulate-file-sync.js
+++ b/lib/utils/manipulate-file-sync.js
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ module.exports = function manipulateFileSync(src, dest, options) {
   fs.outputFileSync(dest, content, options.write);
 
   return content;
-}
+};
 
 /**
  * Instead of replacing content, this method tries to determine which content should be kept
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ module.exports = function manipulateFileSync(src, dest, options) {
  * @returns String transformed content
  */
 function keep(content, options) {
-  const targets = options.target ? content.match(options.target) : null
+  const targets = options.target ? content.match(options.target) : null;
   let targetContent = targets && targets.length ? targets[0] : content;
 
   if (targetContent) {
diff --git a/lib/utils/split-files.js b/lib/utils/split-files.js
index a98f230a..91b84080 100644
--- a/lib/utils/split-files.js
+++ b/lib/utils/split-files.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * @param regex defaults to a regex that supports `// @config: split-file File.ext`
  * @returns {{root: string, files: {}, splits: number}}
  */
-module.exports = function splitFiles(content, regex = /^[ \t#|\/]* ?@config[: ] ?split-file (.*$)/gm) {
+module.exports = function splitFiles(content, regex = /^[ #|\/]* ?@config[: ] ?split-file (.*$)/gm) {
   const parts = content.split(regex),
         result = {root: '', files: {}, splits: 0};
 
@@ -26,4 +26,4 @@ module.exports = function splitFiles(content, regex = /^[ \t#|\/]* ?@config[: ]
   });
 
   return result;
-}
+};
diff --git a/lib/utils/tag-helpers.js b/lib/utils/tag-helpers.js
index e21bf257..0ea68049 100644
--- a/lib/utils/tag-helpers.js
+++ b/lib/utils/tag-helpers.js
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module.exports.log = function log(label, value) {
   return `<LOG::${label}>${(value || '').replace(/\n/g, "<:LF:>")}\n`;
-}
+};
diff --git a/lib/utils/wrap.js b/lib/utils/wrap.js
index 09a1b9eb..76cc5ff4 100644
--- a/lib/utils/wrap.js
+++ b/lib/utils/wrap.js
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module.exports = function wrap(value) {
   return Array.isArray(value) ? value : [value];
-}
+};