diff --git a/.eslintrc.json b/.eslintrc.json
index e4570046b7..0c324d9ddc 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.json
+++ b/.eslintrc.json
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@
                 "asyncArrow": "always"
             }
         ],
-        "space-in-parens": 0,
+        "space-in-parens": 2,
         "space-infix-ops": 0,
         "spaced-comment": 0,
         "strict": 0,
diff --git a/frontend_tests/node_tests/composebox_typeahead.js b/frontend_tests/node_tests/composebox_typeahead.js
index b50eaca1b5..3ee25cfc17 100644
--- a/frontend_tests/node_tests/composebox_typeahead.js
+++ b/frontend_tests/node_tests/composebox_typeahead.js
@@ -885,7 +885,7 @@ global.people.add(deactivated_user);
         assert.deepEqual(item, { primary: 'py' });
         th_render_typeahead_item_called = true;
     };
-    ct.content_highlighter.call(fake_this, 'py' );
+    ct.content_highlighter.call(fake_this, 'py');
 
     fake_this = { completing: 'something-else' };
     assert(!ct.content_highlighter.call(fake_this));
diff --git a/frontend_tests/node_tests/drafts.js b/frontend_tests/node_tests/drafts.js
index c97ade5695..539ee47552 100644
--- a/frontend_tests/node_tests/drafts.js
+++ b/frontend_tests/node_tests/drafts.js
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ var draft_2 = {
     localStorage.clear();
     (function test_editDraft() {
          stub_timestamp(2, function () {
-             ls.set("drafts", { id1: draft_1 } );
+             ls.set("drafts", { id1: draft_1 });
              var expected = _.clone(draft_2);
              expected.updatedAt = 2;
              draft_model.editDraft("id1", _.clone(draft_2));
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ var draft_2 = {
 
     localStorage.clear();
     (function test_deleteDraft() {
-         ls.set("drafts", { id1: draft_1 } );
+         ls.set("drafts", { id1: draft_1 });
          draft_model.deleteDraft("id1");
 
          assert.deepEqual(ls.get("drafts"), {});
diff --git a/frontend_tests/zjsunit/output.js b/frontend_tests/zjsunit/output.js
index 1d8730be19..abb5c90818 100644
--- a/frontend_tests/zjsunit/output.js
+++ b/frontend_tests/zjsunit/output.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ function mkdir_p(path) {
     try {
         fs.mkdirSync(path);
     } catch (e) {
-        if ( e.code !== 'EEXIST' ) {
+        if (e.code !== 'EEXIST') {
             throw e;
         }
     }
diff --git a/static/js/compose.js b/static/js/compose.js
index 62545b79ab..0a0eaa1f66 100644
--- a/static/js/compose.js
+++ b/static/js/compose.js
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ exports.initialize = function () {
             clone_file_input = $('#file_input').clone(true);
         }
         $("#compose #file_input").trigger("click");
-    } );
+    });
 
     function show_preview(rendered_content) {
         var preview_html;
diff --git a/static/js/composebox_typeahead.js b/static/js/composebox_typeahead.js
index 6aa3a28ad6..6005a2f3fd 100644
--- a/static/js/composebox_typeahead.js
+++ b/static/js/composebox_typeahead.js
@@ -53,15 +53,15 @@ function query_matches_person(query, person) {
     // Case-insensitive.
     query = query.toLowerCase();
 
-    return ( person.email    .toLowerCase().indexOf(query) !== -1
-         ||  person.full_name.toLowerCase().indexOf(query) !== -1);
+    return (person.email.toLowerCase().indexOf(query) !== -1
+            || person.full_name.toLowerCase().indexOf(query) !== -1);
 }
 
 function query_matches_stream(query, stream) {
     query = query.toLowerCase();
 
-    return ( stream.name       .toLowerCase().indexOf(query) !== -1
-         ||  stream.description.toLowerCase().indexOf(query) !== -1);
+    return (stream.name.toLowerCase().indexOf(query) !== -1
+            || stream.description.toLowerCase().indexOf(query) !== -1);
 }
 
 // Case-insensitive
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ exports.initialize = function () {
     }
 
     // limit number of items so the list doesn't fall off the screen
-    $( "#stream" ).typeahead({
+    $("#stream").typeahead({
         source: function () {
             return stream_data.subscribed_streams();
         },
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ exports.initialize = function () {
         },
     });
 
-    $( "#subject" ).typeahead({
+    $("#subject").typeahead({
         source: function () {
             var stream_name = $("#stream").val();
             return exports.topics_seen_for(stream_name);
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ exports.initialize = function () {
         },
     });
 
-    $( "#private_message_recipient" ).typeahead({
+    $("#private_message_recipient").typeahead({
         source: people.get_all_persons, // This is a function.
         items: 5,
         dropup: true,
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ exports.initialize = function () {
 
     exports.initialize_compose_typeahead("#new_message_content", {mention: true, emoji: true, stream: true, syntax: true});
 
-    $( "#private_message_recipient" ).blur(function () {
+    $("#private_message_recipient").blur(function () {
         var val = $(this).val();
         var recipients = typeahead_helper.get_cleaned_pm_recipients(val);
         $(this).val(recipients.join(", "));
diff --git a/static/js/invite.js b/static/js/invite.js
index d2a40c6968..2ccc4d51f1 100644
--- a/static/js/invite.js
+++ b/static/js/invite.js
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ exports.initialize = function () {
         },
         success: function () {
             $('#submit-invitation').button('reset');
-            invite_status.text(i18n.t('User invited successfully.', {count: (invitee_emails.val().match(/@/g) || [] ).length}))
+            invite_status.text(i18n.t('User invited successfully.',
+                                      {count: (invitee_emails.val().match(/@/g) || []).length}))
                           .addClass('alert-success')
                           .show();
             invitee_emails.val('');
diff --git a/static/js/message_edit.js b/static/js/message_edit.js
index 5576a6ea98..ae1cf4e554 100644
--- a/static/js/message_edit.js
+++ b/static/js/message_edit.js
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ function edit_message(row, raw_content) {
 
     if (feature_flags.propagate_topic_edits && !message.locally_echoed) {
         var original_topic = message.subject;
-        message_edit_topic.keyup( function () {
+        message_edit_topic.keyup(function () {
             var new_topic = message_edit_topic.val();
             message_edit_topic_propagate.toggle(new_topic !== original_topic && new_topic !== "");
         });
diff --git a/static/js/message_list.js b/static/js/message_list.js
index 352d30174c..655526d642 100644
--- a/static/js/message_list.js
+++ b/static/js/message_list.js
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ exports.MessageList.prototype = {
             var index = self._items.indexOf(current_message);
 
             if (index === -1) {
-                if ( !self.muting_enabled && current_msg_list === self) {
+                if (!self.muting_enabled && current_msg_list === self) {
                     blueslip.error("Trying to re-order message but can't find message with new_id in _items!");
                 }
                 return;
diff --git a/static/js/narrow.js b/static/js/narrow.js
index 9005b0f6d8..533f507a81 100644
--- a/static/js/narrow.js
+++ b/static/js/narrow.js
@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@ exports.activate = function (raw_operators, opts) {
         }
     } else if (filter.has_operator("is")) {
         exports.narrow_title = filter.operands("is")[0];
-    } else if (filter.has_operator("pm-with") ) {
+    } else if (filter.has_operator("pm-with")) {
         exports.narrow_title = "private";
-    } else if (filter.has_operator("group-pm-with") ) {
+    } else if (filter.has_operator("group-pm-with")) {
         exports.narrow_title = "private group";
     }
 
diff --git a/static/js/overlays.js b/static/js/overlays.js
index cb771198de..33352357e4 100644
--- a/static/js/overlays.js
+++ b/static/js/overlays.js
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ exports.open_modal = function (name) {
 
 exports.close_overlay = function (name) {
     if (name !== open_overlay_name) {
-        blueslip.error("Trying to close " + name + " when " + open_overlay_name + " is open." );
+        blueslip.error("Trying to close " + name + " when " + open_overlay_name + " is open.");
         return;
     }
 
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ exports.close_overlay = function (name) {
     $('.header').attr("aria-hidden", "false");
 
     if (!close_handler) {
-        blueslip.error("Overlay close handler for " + name + " not properly setup." );
+        blueslip.error("Overlay close handler for " + name + " not properly setup.");
         return;
     }
 
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ exports.close_modal = function (name) {
 
     if (exports.active_modal() !== name) {
         blueslip.error("Trying to close " + name +
-            " modal when " + exports.active_modal() + " is open." );
+            " modal when " + exports.active_modal() + " is open.");
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/static/js/rtl.js b/static/js/rtl.js
index 67575c86bc..f341c2e5a8 100644
--- a/static/js/rtl.js
+++ b/static/js/rtl.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ var exports = {};
  */
 function convert_from_raw(digits, part_length, raw) {
     var result = '';
-    for (var i = 0; i < raw.length; ) {
+    for (var i = 0; i < raw.length;) {
         var t = 0;
         for (var j = 0; j < part_length; j += 1) {
             t = t * digits.length + digits.indexOf(raw.charAt(i));
diff --git a/static/js/search.js b/static/js/search.js
index 40736ae549..18af0a6128 100644
--- a/static/js/search.js
+++ b/static/js/search.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ exports.initialize = function () {
     // just represents the key of the hash, so it's redundant.)
     var search_object = {};
 
-    $( "#search_query" ).typeahead({
+    $("#search_query").typeahead({
         source: function (query) {
             var suggestions = search_suggestion.get_suggestions(query);
             // Update our global search_object hash
diff --git a/static/js/search_suggestion.js b/static/js/search_suggestion.js
index ddfeda05c7..34aa75626d 100644
--- a/static/js/search_suggestion.js
+++ b/static/js/search_suggestion.js
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ function get_stream_suggestions(last, operators) {
 }
 
 function get_group_suggestions(all_persons, last, operators) {
-    if (last.operator !== 'pm-with' ) {
+    if (last.operator !== 'pm-with') {
         return [];
     }
 
diff --git a/static/js/ui_init.js b/static/js/ui_init.js
index 5e96547827..79c968854d 100644
--- a/static/js/ui_init.js
+++ b/static/js/ui_init.js
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ $(function () {
         var max_scroll = this.scrollHeight - self.innerHeight() - 1;
 
         e.stopPropagation();
-        if (   ((delta < 0) && (scroll <= 0))
-            || ((delta > 0) && (scroll >= max_scroll))) {
+        if (((delta < 0) && (scroll <= 0)) ||
+            ((delta > 0) && (scroll >= max_scroll))) {
             e.preventDefault();
         }
     });