diff --git a/.eslintrc.js b/.eslintrc.js
index 095799d..8b6802a 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/.eslintrc.js
@@ -15,10 +15,7 @@ module.exports = {
     "prefer-const": 1, // 4 errors
     "no-unused-vars": 1, // 3 errors
     "no-use-before-define": 1, // 7 errors
-    "one-var": 1, // 8 errors
     "consistent-return": 1, // 8 errors
-    "no-param-reassign": 1, // 2 errors
-    "global-require": 1, // 2 errors
     "import/no-dynamic-require": 1, // 1 error
     "comma-dangle": ["error", "never"]
   }
diff --git a/lib/cli/create.js b/lib/cli/create.js
index 7ba3c46..234065f 100644
--- a/lib/cli/create.js
+++ b/lib/cli/create.js
@@ -17,21 +17,21 @@ const start = require('./start');
  * Create a new app with folder structure and files
  */
 const create = function (name) {
-  name = name || 'my-deployd-app';
-  if (test('-d', name)) {
-    return console.info(`${name} already exists in this directory`);
+  const newProjectName = name || 'my-deployd-app';
+  if (test('-d', newProjectName)) {
+    return console.info(`${newProjectName} already exists in this directory`);
   }
 
-  mkdir('-p', name);
-  cp('-Rf', path.join(__dirname, '../createtemplate/*'), name);
-  mkdir('-p', `${name}/.dpd`);
-  mkdir('-p', `${name}/.dpd/pids`);
-  ('').to(`${name}/.dpd/pids/mongod`);
+  mkdir('-p', newProjectName);
+  cp('-Rf', path.join(__dirname, '../createtemplate/*'), newProjectName);
+  mkdir('-p', `${newProjectName}/.dpd`);
+  mkdir('-p', `${newProjectName}/.dpd/pids`);
+  ('').to(`${newProjectName}/.dpd/pids/mongod`);
   ('# npm\r\nnode_modules/\r\nnpm-debug.log\r\n\r\n# deployd\r\n.dpd/\r\ndata/')
-    .to(`${name}/.gitignore`);
-  rm(ls('-R', name).filter(p => path.basename(p) === 'PLACEHOLDER').map(p => `${name}/${p}`));
+    .to(`${newProjectName}/.gitignore`);
+  rm(ls('-R', newProjectName).filter(p => path.basename(p) === 'PLACEHOLDER').map(p => `${newProjectName}/${p}`));
 
-  process.chdir(name);
+  process.chdir(newProjectName);
 
   console.log('dpd is installing the dependencies... please be patient (this may take a few minutes)');
   const child = exec('npm install',
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ const create = function (name) {
           console.log(stderr);
           console.log(`npm install error: ${error}`);
         } else if (program.dashboard || program.open) {
-          start(`${name}/app.dpd`);
+          start(`${newProjectName}/app.dpd`);
         } else {
           console.info('to start your app:');
-          console.info('\t$ cd', name);
+          console.info('\t$ cd', newProjectName);
           console.info('\t$ dpd');
         }
       });
diff --git a/lib/cli/keygen.js b/lib/cli/keygen.js
index f7f39e9..2707256 100644
--- a/lib/cli/keygen.js
+++ b/lib/cli/keygen.js
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 'use strict';
 
+const Keys = require('../keys');
+
 /**
  * Generate a key
  */
 const keygen = function () {
-  const Keys = require('../keys'),
-    keys = new Keys();
+  const keys = new Keys();
 
   keys.create((err, key) => {
     if (err) return console.error(err);
diff --git a/lib/cli/showkey.js b/lib/cli/showkey.js
index aaf262a..0c320e4 100644
--- a/lib/cli/showkey.js
+++ b/lib/cli/showkey.js
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 'use strict';
 
+const Keys = require('../keys');
+
 /**
  * Show current key
  */
 const showkey = function () {
-  const Keys = require('../keys'),
-    keys = new Keys();
+  const keys = new Keys();
 
   keys.getLocal((err, key) => {
     if (err) return console.error(err);
diff --git a/lib/cli/start.js b/lib/cli/start.js
index 98a4369..61c33c6 100644
--- a/lib/cli/start.js
+++ b/lib/cli/start.js
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@ const createServer = require('./createserver');
  * Start the server
  */
 const start = function (file) {
-  let port = program.port,
-    host = program.host || '127.0.0.1',
-    dbname = program.dbname || '-deployd',
-    mongoPort = generatePort(),
-    env = program.environment || process.env.DPD_ENV || 'development',
-    retries = 0,
-    credentials = {};
+  let port = program.port;
+  const host = program.host || '127.0.0.1';
+  const dbname = program.dbname || '-deployd';
+  const mongoPort = program.mongoPort ? Number(program.mongoPort) : '27017';
+  const env = program.environment || process.env.DPD_ENV || 'development';
+  let retries = 0;
+  const credentials = {};
 
 
   if (!port) {
@@ -42,10 +42,6 @@ const start = function (file) {
     retries = env === 'development' && 5;
   }
 
-  if (program.mongoPort) {
-    mongoPort = Number(program.mongoPort);
-  }
-
   if (file) {
     process.chdir(path.dirname(file));
   }
@@ -98,9 +94,9 @@ const start = function (file) {
 
     if (program.host) {
       if (program.auth) {
-        const auth = program.auth.split(':'),
-          username = auth[0],
-          password = auth[1];
+        const auth = program.auth.split(':');
+        const username = auth[0];
+        const password = auth[1];
         setCredentials(username, password);
       } else if (program.username || program.password) {
         setCredentials(program.username, program.password);
@@ -170,14 +166,6 @@ const start = function (file) {
   }
 };
 
-/**
- * Port generation
- */
-function generatePort() {
-  const portRange = [3000, 9000];
-  return Math.floor(Math.random() * (portRange[1] - portRange[0])) + portRange[0];
-}
-
 function checkForUpdates() {
   http.get('http://registry.npmjs.org/deployd-cli', (err, res, body) => {
     if (!err) {
diff --git a/lib/keys.js b/lib/keys.js
index 49c2425..4d9c1db 100644
--- a/lib/keys.js
+++ b/lib/keys.js
@@ -35,14 +35,15 @@ Keys.prototype.generate = function () {
  */
 
 Keys.prototype.create = function (fn) {
-  const key = this.generate(),
-    keys = this;
+  const key = this.generate();
+  const keys = this;
 
   this.readFile((err, data) => {
     if (err) return fn(err);
 
-    data[key] = true;
-    keys.writeFile(data, (errW) => {
+    const fileData = data;
+    fileData[key] = true;
+    keys.writeFile(fileData, (errW) => {
       fn(errW, key);
     });
   });
@@ -54,8 +55,8 @@ Keys.prototype.create = function (fn) {
 
 Keys.prototype.readFile = function (fn) {
   fs.readFile(this.path, 'utf-8', (err, data) => {
-    let jsonData,
-      error;
+    let jsonData;
+    let error;
 
     try {
       jsonData = (data && JSON.parse(data)) || {};