diff --git a/frontend_tests/casper_lib/common.js b/frontend_tests/casper_lib/common.js
index b5465c01b1..825335640c 100644
--- a/frontend_tests/casper_lib/common.js
+++ b/frontend_tests/casper_lib/common.js
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ exports.check_form = function (form_selector, expected, test_name) {
 exports.then_send_message = function (type, params) {
     casper.waitForSelector('#compose-send-button:enabled');
     casper.waitForSelector('#new_message_content', function () {
-        if(type === "stream") {
+        if (type === "stream") {
             casper.page.sendEvent('keypress', "c");
         }
         else if (type === "private") {
diff --git a/static/js/admin.js b/static/js/admin.js
index f638bb888e..830e7d1fe7 100644
--- a/static/js/admin.js
+++ b/static/js/admin.js
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ exports.setup_page = function () {
     });
 
     $("#id_realm_invite_required").change(function () {
-        if(this.checked) {
+        if (this.checked) {
             $("#id_realm_invite_by_admins_only").removeAttr("disabled");
             $("#id_realm_invite_by_admins_only_label").removeClass("control-label-disabled");
         } else {
diff --git a/static/js/message_list_view.js b/static/js/message_list_view.js
index 3a9df1f7b6..d58fe22127 100644
--- a/static/js/message_list_view.js
+++ b/static/js/message_list_view.js
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ MessageListView.prototype = {
             if (elem.is("div")) {
                 new_messages_height += elem.height();
                 // starting from the last message, ignore message heights that weren't sent by me.
-                if(id_of_last_message_sent_by_us > -1) {
+                if (id_of_last_message_sent_by_us > -1) {
                     distance_to_last_message_sent_by_me += elem.height();
                     return;
                 }
diff --git a/static/js/notifications.js b/static/js/notifications.js
index 8dafa84dc9..b202a55dfa 100644
--- a/static/js/notifications.js
+++ b/static/js/notifications.js
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ exports.initialize = function () {
                 return;
             }
             if (notifications_api.checkPermission() !== 0) { // 0 is PERMISSION_ALLOWED
-                if(tutorial.is_running()) {
+                if (tutorial.is_running()) {
                     tutorial.defer(function () {
                         notifications_api.requestPermission(function () {
                             asked_permission_already = true;
diff --git a/tools/lint-all b/tools/lint-all
index 910afc6233..75eb2b52c6 100755
--- a/tools/lint-all
+++ b/tools/lint-all
@@ -147,6 +147,8 @@ js_rules = [
      'description': 'Missing whitespace after "="'},
     {'pattern': '^[ ]*//[A-Za-z0-9]',
      'description': 'Missing space after // in comment'},
+    {'pattern': 'if[(]',
+     'description': 'Missing space between if and ('},
     {'pattern': 'else{$',
      'description': 'Missing space between else and {'},
     ] + whitespace_rules