diff --git a/lib/utils/log.js b/lib/utils/log.js
index 65800872..8697ca98 100644
--- a/lib/utils/log.js
+++ b/lib/utils/log.js
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
-var colour = require('./colour');
-var bus = require('./bus');
-var required = false;
-var useColours = true;
+'use strict';
 
-var coding = {
+const colour = require('./colour');
+const bus = require('./bus');
+
+let required = false;
+let useColours = true;
+
+const coding = {
   log: 'black',
   info: 'yellow',
   status: 'green',
@@ -13,7 +16,7 @@ var coding = {
 };
 
 function log(type, text) {
-  var msg = '[nodemon] ' + (text || '');
+  let msg = `[nodemon] ${text || ''}`;
 
   if (useColours) {
     msg = colour(coding[type], msg);
@@ -22,11 +25,10 @@ function log(type, text) {
   // always push the message through our bus, using nextTick
   // to help testing and get _out of_ promises.
   process.nextTick(() => {
-    bus.emit('log', { type: type, message: text, colour: msg });
+    bus.emit('log', { type, message: text, colour: msg });
   });
 
   // but if we're running on the command line, also echo out
-  // question: should we actually just consume our own events?
   if (!required) {
     if (type === 'error') {
       console.error(msg);
@@ -36,47 +38,54 @@ function log(type, text) {
   }
 }
 
-var Logger = function (r) {
-  if (!(this instanceof Logger)) {
-    return new Logger(r);
+class Logger {
+  constructor(r) {
+    this.required(r);
   }
-  this.required(r);
-  return this;
-};
 
-Object.keys(coding).forEach(function (type) {
-  Logger.prototype[type] = log.bind(null, type);
-});
+  required(val) {
+    required = val;
+  }
 
-// detail is for messages that are turned on during debug
-Logger.prototype.detail = function (msg) {
-  if (this.debug) {
-    log('detail', msg);
+  _log(type, msg) {
+    if (required) {
+      bus.emit('log', { type, message: msg || '', colour: msg || '' });
+    } else if (type === 'error') {
+      console.error(msg);
+    } else {
+      console.log(msg || '');
+    }
   }
-};
 
-Logger.prototype.required = function (val) {
-  required = val;
-};
+  // detail is for messages that are turned on during debug
+  detail(msg) {
+    if (this.debug) {
+      log('detail', msg);
+    }
+  }
 
-Logger.prototype.debug = false;
-Logger.prototype._log = function (type, msg) {
-  if (required) {
-    bus.emit('log', { type: type, message: msg || '', colour: msg || '' });
-  } else if (type === 'error') {
-    console.error(msg);
-  } else {
-    console.log(msg || '');
+  get useColours() {
+    return useColours;
   }
-};
 
-Object.defineProperty(Logger.prototype, 'useColours', {
-  set: function (val) {
+  set useColours(val) {
     useColours = val;
-  },
-  get: function () {
-    return useColours;
-  },
+  }
+}
+
+// Add dynamic methods for each coding type
+Object.keys(coding).forEach((type) => {
+  Logger.prototype[type] = log.bind(null, type);
 });
 
-module.exports = Logger;
+Logger.prototype.debug = false;
+
+module.exports = function (r) {
+  if (!(this instanceof Logger)) {
+    return new Logger(r);
+  }
+  this.required(r);
+  return this;
+};
+
+module.exports.Logger = Logger;