diff --git a/.jshintrc b/.jshintrc
index 69b410b8..43792083 100644
--- a/.jshintrc
+++ b/.jshintrc
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     "immed": true,      // require immediate functions to be wrapped in ( )
     "nonbsp": true,     // warn on unexpected whitespace breaking chars
     //"strict": true,   // commented out for now as it causes 100s of warnings, but want to get there eventually
-    "unused": true,     // Check for unused functions and variables
+    //"unused": true,     // Check for unused functions and variables
     "loopfunc": true,   // allow functions to be defined in loops
     //"expr": true,     // allow ternery operator syntax...
     "sub": true         // don't warn that foo['bar'] should be written as foo.bar
diff --git a/Gruntfile.js b/Gruntfile.js
index 1d796d6d..01f689e0 100644
--- a/Gruntfile.js
+++ b/Gruntfile.js
@@ -29,19 +29,20 @@ module.exports = function(grunt) {
         },
         jshint: {
             options: {
+                jshintrc:true         // Use external file - configured as below...
                 // http://www.jshint.com/docs/options/
-                "asi": true,        // allow missing semicolons
-                "curly": true,      // require braces
-                "eqnull": true,     // ignore ==null
-                "forin": true,      // require property filtering in "for in" loops
-                "immed": true,      // require immediate functions to be wrapped in ( )
-                "nonbsp": true,     // warn on unexpected whitespace breaking chars
-                //"strict": true,   // commented out for now as it causes 100s of warnings, but want to get there eventually
-                "loopfunc": true,   // allow functions to be defined in loops
-                "sub": true,        // don't warn that foo['bar'] should be written as foo.bar
-                //"unused": true,   // Check for unused functions
-                //"forin":false,    // turn off check for "for (x in y...)"
-                "reporter": require('jshint-stylish')
+                //"asi": true,        // allow missing semicolons
+                //"curly": true,      // require braces
+                //"eqnull": true,     // ignore ==null
+                //"forin": true,      // require property filtering in "for in" loops
+                //"immed": true,      // require immediate functions to be wrapped in ( )
+                //"nonbsp": true,     // warn on unexpected whitespace breaking chars
+                ////"strict": true,   // commented out for now as it causes 100s of warnings, but want to get there eventually
+                //"loopfunc": true,   // allow functions to be defined in loops
+                //"sub": true,        // don't warn that foo['bar'] should be written as foo.bar
+                ////"unused": true,   // Check for unused functions
+                ////"forin":false,    // turn off check for "for (x in y...)"
+                //"reporter": require('jshint-stylish')
             },
             all: {
                 src: ['*/*.js','*/*/*.js'],