diff --git a/.jshintrc b/.jshintrc
index c3c58cd8..7cf0813b 100644
--- a/.jshintrc
+++ b/.jshintrc
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   "quotmark": "single",
   "regexp": true,
   "smarttabs": false,
-  "strict": true,
+  "strict": false,
   "trailing": true,
   "undef": true,
   "unused": true,
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   "maxstatements": 25,
   "maxcomplexity": 10,
   "maxdepth": 4,
-  "maxlen": 120,
+  "maxlen": 140,
   "multistr": true,
   "predef": [
   "after",
diff --git a/lib/scaffold/default-config.js b/lib/scaffold/default-config.js
index 0621aa06..17d3a68b 100644
--- a/lib/scaffold/default-config.js
+++ b/lib/scaffold/default-config.js
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ var mkdirp = require('mkdirp');
 var fs = require('fs');
 var package = require('../../package');
 
+function getMajorVersion(versionString) {
+  return parseInt(versionString.split('.')[0]);
+}
+
 /**
  * Will return the path and default bitcore-node configuration. It will search for the
  * configuration file in the "~/.bitcore" directory, and if it doesn't exist, it will create one
@@ -25,16 +29,12 @@ function getDefaultConfig(options) {
 
   if (fs.existsSync(defaultConfigFile)) {
     const currentConfig = require(defaultConfigFile);
-    
-    function getMajorVersion(versionString) {
-      return parseInt(versionString.split('.')[0])
-    }
 
     // config must have a `version` field with major equal to package major version
     if(currentConfig.version && getMajorVersion(package.version) === getMajorVersion(currentConfig.version)) {
       return {
         path: defaultPath,
-        config: config
+        config: currentConfig
       };
     }
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ function getDefaultConfig(options) {
 
     const now = new Date();
     // bitcore-node.YYYY-MM-DD.UnixTimestamp.json
-    const backupFileName = `bitcore-node.${now.getUTCFullYear() + '-' + now.getUTCMonth() + '-' + now.getUTCDate() + '.' + now.getTime()}.json`;
+    const backupFileName = `bitcore-node.${now.getUTCFullYear()}-${now.getUTCMonth()}-${now.getUTCDate()}.${now.getTime()}.json`;
     const backupFile = path.resolve(defaultPath, backupFileName);
     fs.renameSync(defaultConfigFile, backupFile);
     console.log(`The previous configuration file has been moved to: ${backupFile}.`);
diff --git a/lib/scaffold/start.js b/lib/scaffold/start.js
index dca22f52..f3384283 100644
--- a/lib/scaffold/start.js
+++ b/lib/scaffold/start.js
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-'use strict';
-
 var path = require('path');
 var BitcoreNode = require('../node');
 var index = require('../');
@@ -86,11 +84,13 @@ function lookInRequirePathConfig(req, service) {
 }
 
 function lookInCwd(req, service) {
-  var location = service.config.cwdRequirePath ? service.config.cwdRequirePath : service.name
+  const location = service.config.cwdRequirePath ? service.config.cwdRequirePath : service.name;
   try {
     return req(process.cwd() + '/' + location);
   } catch(e) {
-    if(e.code !== 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND') log.error(e);
+    if(e.code !== 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND') {
+      log.error(e);
+    }
     log.info('Checked the current working directory for service: ' + location);
   }
 }
@@ -100,7 +100,9 @@ function lookInBuiltInPath(req, service) {
     var serviceFile = path.resolve(__dirname, '../services/' + service.name);
     return req(serviceFile);
   } catch(e) {
-    if(e.code !== 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND') log.error(e);
+    if(e.code !== 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND') {
+      log.error(e);
+    }
     log.info('Checked the built-in path: lib/services, for service: ' + service.name);
   }
 }