diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index cf0e10f..99d9307 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
-require 'rake'
-require 'rubygems/package_task'
-require 'rdoc/task'
-require 'yaml'
-require 'rspec/core/rake_task'
-require 'cucumber/rake/task'
+require "rake"
+require "rubygems/package_task"
+require "rdoc/task"
+require "yaml"
+require "rspec/core/rake_task"
+require "cucumber/rake/task"
 
-gemspec = eval(IO.read('mixlib-log.gemspec'))
+gemspec = eval(IO.read("mixlib-log.gemspec"))
 
 Gem::PackageTask.new(gemspec) do |pkg|
   pkg.gem_spec = gemspec
 end
 
 RSpec::Core::RakeTask.new(:spec) do |spec|
-  spec.pattern = 'spec/**/*_spec.rb'
+  spec.pattern = "spec/**/*_spec.rb"
 end
 
 task :default => :spec
@@ -21,13 +21,12 @@ task :default => :spec
 task :test => :spec
 
 RDoc::Task.new do |rdoc|
-  rdoc.rdoc_dir = 'rdoc'
+  rdoc.rdoc_dir = "rdoc"
   rdoc.title = "mixlib-log #{Mixlib::Log::VERSION}"
-  rdoc.rdoc_files.include('README*')
-  rdoc.rdoc_files.include('lib/**/*.rb')
+  rdoc.rdoc_files.include("README*")
+  rdoc.rdoc_files.include("lib/**/*.rb")
 end
 
 Cucumber::Rake::Task.new(:features) do |t|
   t.cucumber_opts = "--format pretty"
 end
-
diff --git a/features/steps/log.rb b/features/steps/log.rb
index 3ae3a53..e16c2d3 100644
--- a/features/steps/log.rb
+++ b/features/steps/log.rb
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 # You may obtain a copy of the License at
-# 
+#
 #     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-# 
+#
 # Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 # distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
@@ -37,12 +37,11 @@
   end
 end
 
-Then /^the regex '(.+)' should be logged$/ do |regex_string|  
+Then /^the regex '(.+)' should be logged$/ do |regex_string|
   regex = Regexp.new(regex_string, Regexp::MULTILINE)
   regex.match(@output).should_not == nil
 end
 
-Then /^nothing should be logged$/ do 
+Then /^nothing should be logged$/ do
   @output.should == ""
 end
-
diff --git a/features/support/env.rb b/features/support/env.rb
index 05cdef8..e0d2bad 100644
--- a/features/support/env.rb
+++ b/features/support/env.rb
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 # You may obtain a copy of the License at
-# 
+#
 #     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-# 
+#
 # Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 # distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
@@ -16,17 +16,17 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 
-$: << File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', '..', 'lib')
+$: << File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "..", "..", "lib")
 
-require 'rspec/expectations'
-require 'mixlib/log'
-require 'tmpdir'
-require 'stringio'
+require "rspec/expectations"
+require "mixlib/log"
+require "tmpdir"
+require "stringio"
 
 class MyWorld
   def initialize
     @tmpdir = File.join(Dir.tmpdir, "mixlib_log")
-    @output = ''
+    @output = ""
     @output_io = StringIO.new(@output)
     Logit.init(@output_io)
   end
@@ -43,4 +43,3 @@ def initialize
 After do
   system("rm -rf #{@tmpdir}")
 end
-
diff --git a/features/support/logit.rb b/features/support/logit.rb
index 5a5cb45..71b12c6 100644
--- a/features/support/logit.rb
+++ b/features/support/logit.rb
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 # You may obtain a copy of the License at
-# 
+#
 #     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-# 
+#
 # Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 # distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@
 
 class Logit
   extend Mixlib::Log
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end
diff --git a/lib/mixlib/log.rb b/lib/mixlib/log.rb
index b22387e..5f216f9 100644
--- a/lib/mixlib/log.rb
+++ b/lib/mixlib/log.rb
@@ -16,19 +16,18 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-require 'logger'
-require 'mixlib/log/version'
-require 'mixlib/log/formatter'
+require "logger"
+require "mixlib/log/version"
+require "mixlib/log/formatter"
 
 module Mixlib
   module Log
 
     @logger, @loggers = nil
 
-    LEVELS = { :debug=>Logger::DEBUG, :info=>Logger::INFO, :warn=>Logger::WARN, :error=>Logger::ERROR, :fatal=>Logger::FATAL}.freeze
+    LEVELS = { :debug => Logger::DEBUG, :info => Logger::INFO, :warn => Logger::WARN, :error => Logger::ERROR, :fatal => Logger::FATAL }.freeze
     LEVEL_NAMES = LEVELS.invert.freeze
 
-
     def reset!
       @logger, @loggers = nil, nil
     end
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ def logger
     # that had been added to the +loggers+ array will be cleared.
     def logger=(new_log_device)
       reset!
-      @logger=new_log_device
+      @logger = new_log_device
     end
 
     def use_log_devices(other)
@@ -63,7 +62,7 @@ def use_log_devices(other)
         @logger = other.first
       else
         msg = "#use_log_devices takes a Mixlib::Log object or array of log devices. " <<
-              "You gave: #{other.inspect}"
+          "You gave: #{other.inspect}"
         raise ArgumentError, msg
       end
     end
@@ -95,14 +94,14 @@ def init(*opts)
     def level=(new_level)
       level_int = LEVEL_NAMES.key?(new_level) ? new_level : LEVELS[new_level]
       raise ArgumentError, "Log level must be one of :debug, :info, :warn, :error, or :fatal" if level_int.nil?
-      loggers.each {|l| l.level = level_int }
+      loggers.each { |l| l.level = level_int }
     end
 
-    def level(new_level=nil)
+    def level(new_level = nil)
       if new_level.nil?
         LEVEL_NAMES[logger.level]
       else
-        self.level=(new_level)
+        self.level = (new_level)
       end
     end
 
@@ -129,11 +128,11 @@ def #{method_name}
     end
 
     def <<(msg)
-      loggers.each {|l| l << msg }
+      loggers.each { |l| l << msg }
     end
 
     def add(severity, message = nil, progname = nil, &block)
-      loggers.each {|l| l.add(severity, message, progname, &block) }
+      loggers.each { |l| l.add(severity, message, progname, &block) }
     end
 
     alias :log :add
@@ -142,7 +141,7 @@ def add(severity, message = nil, progname = nil, &block)
     # this method gets hit before a call to Mixlib::Logger.init has been made, it will call
     # Mixlib::Logger.init() with no arguments.
     def method_missing(method_symbol, *args, &block)
-      loggers.each {|l| l.send(method_symbol, *args, &block) }
+      loggers.each { |l| l.send(method_symbol, *args, &block) }
     end
 
     private
@@ -150,7 +149,7 @@ def method_missing(method_symbol, *args, &block)
     def logger_for(*opts)
       if opts.empty?
         Logger.new(STDOUT)
-      elsif LEVELS.keys.inject(true) {|quacks, level| quacks && opts.first.respond_to?(level)}
+      elsif LEVELS.keys.inject(true) { |quacks, level| quacks && opts.first.respond_to?(level) }
         opts.first
       else
         Logger.new(*opts)
diff --git a/lib/mixlib/log/formatter.rb b/lib/mixlib/log/formatter.rb
index 2dbd90e..c1eda6d 100644
--- a/lib/mixlib/log/formatter.rb
+++ b/lib/mixlib/log/formatter.rb
@@ -6,27 +6,27 @@
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 # You may obtain a copy of the License at
-# 
+#
 #     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-# 
+#
 # Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 # distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-require 'logger'
-require 'time'
+require "logger"
+require "time"
 
 module Mixlib
   module Log
     class Formatter < Logger::Formatter
       @@show_time = true
-      
-      def self.show_time=(show=false)
+
+      def self.show_time=(show = false)
         @@show_time = show
       end
-      
+
       # Prints a log message as '[time] severity: message' if Chef::Log::Formatter.show_time == true.
       # Otherwise, doesn't print the time.
       def call(severity, time, progname, msg)
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ def call(severity, time, progname, msg)
           sprintf("%s: %s\n", severity, msg2str(msg))
         end
       end
-      
+
       # Converts some argument to a Logger.severity() call to a string.  Regular strings pass through like
-      # normal, Exceptions get formatted as "message (class)\nbacktrace", and other random stuff gets 
+      # normal, Exceptions get formatted as "message (class)\nbacktrace", and other random stuff gets
       # put through "object.inspect"
       def msg2str(msg)
         case msg
diff --git a/mixlib-log.gemspec b/mixlib-log.gemspec
index d2d51cd..e9c8ef2 100644
--- a/mixlib-log.gemspec
+++ b/mixlib-log.gemspec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-$:.unshift File.expand_path('../lib', __FILE__)
-require 'mixlib/log/version'
+$:.unshift File.expand_path("../lib", __FILE__)
+require "mixlib/log/version"
 
 Gem::Specification.new do |gem|
   gem.name = "mixlib-log"
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |gem|
   gem.license = "Apache-2.0"
   gem.authors = ["Chef Software, Inc."]
   gem.has_rdoc = true
-  gem.extra_rdoc_files = ["README.md", "LICENSE", 'NOTICE']
-  gem.files = Dir['lib/**/*'] + Dir['spec/**/*'] + ["Gemfile", "Rakefile", ".gemtest", "mixlib-log.gemspec"]
-  gem.add_development_dependency 'rake'
-  gem.add_development_dependency 'rspec', '~> 2.10'
-  gem.add_development_dependency 'cucumber'
+  gem.extra_rdoc_files = ["README.md", "LICENSE", "NOTICE"]
+  gem.files = Dir["lib/**/*"] + Dir["spec/**/*"] + ["Gemfile", "Rakefile", ".gemtest", "mixlib-log.gemspec"]
+  gem.add_development_dependency "rake"
+  gem.add_development_dependency "rspec", "~> 2.10"
+  gem.add_development_dependency "cucumber"
 end
diff --git a/spec/mixlib/log/formatter_spec.rb b/spec/mixlib/log/formatter_spec.rb
index c911639..5cb6d39 100644
--- a/spec/mixlib/log/formatter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/mixlib/log/formatter_spec.rb
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 # You may obtain a copy of the License at
-# 
+#
 #     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-# 
+#
 # Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 # distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
@@ -16,36 +16,36 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 
-require 'time'
+require "time"
 require File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "..", "..", "spec_helper"))
 
 describe Mixlib::Log::Formatter do
   before(:each) do
     @formatter = Mixlib::Log::Formatter.new
   end
-  
+
   it "should print raw strings with msg2str(string)" do
     @formatter.msg2str("nuthin new").should == "nuthin new"
   end
-  
+
   it "should format exceptions properly with msg2str(e)" do
     e = IOError.new("legendary roots crew")
     @formatter.msg2str(e).should == "legendary roots crew (IOError)\n"
   end
-  
+
   it "should format random objects via inspect with msg2str(Object)" do
     @formatter.msg2str([ "black thought", "?uestlove" ]).should == '["black thought", "?uestlove"]'
   end
-  
+
   it "should return a formatted string with call" do
     time = Time.new
     Mixlib::Log::Formatter.show_time = true
     @formatter.call("monkey", time, "test", "mos def").should == "[#{time.iso8601}] monkey: mos def\n"
   end
-  
+
   it "should allow you to turn the time on and off in the output" do
     Mixlib::Log::Formatter.show_time = false
     @formatter.call("monkey", Time.new, "test", "mos def").should == "monkey: mos def\n"
   end
-  
+
 end
diff --git a/spec/mixlib/log_spec.rb b/spec/mixlib/log_spec.rb
index 25c97b2..984aee0 100644
--- a/spec/mixlib/log_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/mixlib/log_spec.rb
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 
-require 'tempfile'
-require 'stringio'
+require "tempfile"
+require "stringio"
 require File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "..", "spec_helper"))
 
 class LoggerLike
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ def #{method_name}(message)
     logdev.string.should match(/the_message/)
   end
 
-
   it "should set the log level using the method form, with :debug, :info, :warn, :error, or :fatal" do
     levels = {
       :debug => Logger::DEBUG,
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index f539f8b..1789614 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 # You may obtain a copy of the License at
-# 
+#
 #     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-# 
+#
 # Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 # distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 
-$TESTING=true
-$:.push File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'lib')
+$TESTING = true
+$:.push File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "..", "lib")
 
-require 'rspec'
-require 'mixlib/log'
-require 'mixlib/log/formatter'
+require "rspec"
+require "mixlib/log"
+require "mixlib/log/formatter"
 
 class Logit
   extend Mixlib::Log