diff --git a/lib/node-http-proxy/http-proxy.js b/lib/node-http-proxy/http-proxy.js
index 0efb2fa..f481ccf 100644
--- a/lib/node-http-proxy/http-proxy.js
+++ b/lib/node-http-proxy/http-proxy.js
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ var HttpProxy = exports.HttpProxy = function (options) {
   //
   this.forward  = options.forward;
   this.target   = options.target;
-  this.timeout = options.timeout;
+  this.timeout  = options.timeout;
 
   //
   // Setup the necessary instances instance variables for
@@ -207,12 +207,10 @@ HttpProxy.prototype.proxyRequest = function (req, res, buffer) {
       // This NODE_ENV=production behavior is mimics Express and
       // Connect.
       //
-      if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production') {
-        res.write('Internal Server Error');
-      }
-      else {
-        res.write('An error has occurred: ' + JSON.stringify(err));
-      }
+      res.write(process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' 
+        ? 'Internal Server Error'
+        : 'An error has occurred: ' + JSON.stringify(err)
+      );
     }
 
     try { res.end() }