diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1905d273..56b01486 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     "remark-github": "^7.0.3",
     "rimraf": "^2.6.1",
     "slump": "~2.0.0",
-    "standard": "^11.0.1",
+    "standard": "^12.0.0",
     "tape": "^4.5.1",
     "uuid": "^3.2.1",
     "verify-travis-appveyor": "^3.0.0"
diff --git a/test/iterator-test.js b/test/iterator-test.js
index cfcb1964..95723041 100644
--- a/test/iterator-test.js
+++ b/test/iterator-test.js
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ make('iterator is seekable with buffer', function (db, t, done) {
 })
 
 make('reverse seek in the middle', function (db, t, done) {
-  var ite = db.iterator({reverse: true, limit: 1})
+  var ite = db.iterator({ reverse: true, limit: 1 })
   ite.seek('three!')
   ite.next(function (err, key, value) {
     t.error(err, 'no error')
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ make('iterator invalid seek', function (db, t, done) {
 })
 
 make('reverse seek from invalid range', function (db, t, done) {
-  var ite = db.iterator({reverse: true})
+  var ite = db.iterator({ reverse: true })
   ite.seek('zzz')
   ite.next(function (err, key, value) {
     t.error(err, 'no error')