diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 72731c0..30d3251 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     "lib": "src/node/src"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "lint": "node ./node_modules/jshint/bin/jshint src/node/src src/node/test src/node/interop src/node/index.js",
+    "lint": "node ./node_modules/jshint/bin/jshint src/node/src src/node/test src/node/interop src/node/index.js --exclude-path=src/node/.jshintignore",
     "test": "./node_modules/.bin/mocha src/node/test && npm run-script lint",
     "gen_docs": "./node_modules/.bin/jsdoc -c src/node/jsdoc_conf.json",
     "coverage": "./node_modules/.bin/istanbul cover ./node_modules/.bin/_mocha src/node/test",
@@ -72,5 +72,25 @@
     "binding.gyp"
   ],
   "main": "src/node/index.js",
-  "license": "BSD-3-Clause"
+  "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
+  "jshintConfig" : {
+    "bitwise": true,
+    "curly": true,
+    "eqeqeq": true,
+    "esnext": true,
+    "freeze": true,
+    "immed": true,
+    "indent": 2,
+    "latedef": "nofunc",
+    "maxlen": 80,
+    "mocha": true,
+    "newcap": true,
+    "node": true,
+    "noarg": true,
+    "quotmark": "single",
+    "strict": true,
+    "trailing": true,
+    "undef": true,
+    "unused": "vars"
+  }
 }