diff --git a/Gruntfile.js b/Gruntfile.js
index 8996547..7315761 100644
--- a/Gruntfile.js
+++ b/Gruntfile.js
@@ -311,11 +311,9 @@ module.exports = function(grunt) {
 
 	grunt.registerTask('check', 'Lint and check code style', [
 		'jscs',
-		'jshint:srcModules',
-		'jshint:srcLanguages',
+		'jshint:srcModules', // so we can fix most quality errors in their original files
 		'lumbar:build',
-		'jshint:builtModules',
-		'jshint:tests',
+		'jshint' // will run srcModules again but oh well
 	]);
 
 	// configs located elsewhere
diff --git a/jscs.conf.js b/jscs.conf.js
index 2c94549..0cef624 100644
--- a/jscs.conf.js
+++ b/jscs.conf.js
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ module.exports = {
 			maximumLineLength: 120
 		},
 		src: 'tests/automated/*.js'
-	}
+	},
+
+	misc: '*.js' // config files in root
 
 };
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diff --git a/jshint.conf.js b/jshint.conf.js
index bfb27d6..24e0bc7 100644
--- a/jshint.conf.js
+++ b/jshint.conf.js
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ module.exports = {
 
 	srcLanguages: 'lang/*.js',
 
-	tests: 'tests/automated/*.js'
+	tests: 'tests/automated/*.js',
+
+	misc: '*.js' // config files in root
 
 };
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