diff --git a/lib/appenders/file.js b/lib/appenders/file.js
index 0275446..a7f1bad 100644
--- a/lib/appenders/file.js
+++ b/lib/appenders/file.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ const path = require('path');
 const streams = require('streamroller');
 const os = require('os');
 
-const eol = os.EOL || '\n';
+const eol = os.EOL;
 
 function openTheStream(file, fileSize, numFiles, options) {
   const stream = new streams.RollingFileStream(
diff --git a/test/tap/pause-test.js b/test/tap/pause-test.js
index f6db91c..8e73758 100644
--- a/test/tap/pause-test.js
+++ b/test/tap/pause-test.js
@@ -4,31 +4,32 @@ const log4js = require("../../lib/log4js");
 tap.test("Drain event test", batch => {
 
   batch.test("Should emit pause event and resume when logging in a file with high frequency", t => {
-    // Generate logger with 5MB of highWaterMark config
+    // Generate logger with 5k of highWaterMark config
     log4js.configure({
       appenders: {
-        file: { type: "file", filename: "logs/drain.log", highWaterMark: 5 * 1024 * 1024 }
+        file: { type: "file", filename: "logs/drain.log", highWaterMark: 5 * 1024  }
       },
       categories: {
         default: { appenders: ["file"], level: "debug" }
       }
     });
 
-    let onPause = false;
-    let onResume = false;
+    let paused = false;
+    let resumed = false;
 
     process.on("log4js:pause", value => {
       if (value) {
-        onPause = true;
+        paused = true;
       } else {
-        onResume = true;
+        resumed = true;
       }
     });
 
     const logger = log4js.getLogger();
-    while (onPause === false && onResume === false) {
-      if (onPause === false)
+    while (!paused && !resumed) {
+      if (!paused) {
         logger.info("This is a test for emitting drain event");
+      }
     }
     t.end();
   });