diff --git a/lib/cmds/issue.js b/lib/cmds/issue.js
index c7364a1e..8df5c033 100644
--- a/lib/cmds/issue.js
+++ b/lib/cmds/issue.js
@@ -428,71 +428,25 @@ Issue.prototype.list = function(user, repo, opt_callback) {
     })
 
     async.series(operations, function(err, results) {
-        var issues = []
-
         if (err && !options.all) {
             logger.error(logger.getErrorMessage(err))
         }
 
-        results.forEach(function(result) {
+        const issues = results[0].map(result => {
             if (result) {
-                issues = issues.concat(result)
+                return result
             }
         })
 
-        issues.sort(function(a, b) {
-            return a.number > b.number ? -1 : 1
-        })
-
         if (issues && issues.length > 0) {
-            issues.forEach(function(issue) {
-                var labels = issue.labels || []
-
-                var headline =
-                    logger.colors.green('#' + issue.number) +
-                    ' ' +
-                    issue.title +
-                    ' ' +
-                    logger.colors.magenta(
-                        '@' + issue.user.login + ' (' + logger.getDuration(issue.created_at) + ')'
-                    )
-                if (options.link) {
-                    headline += ' ' + logger.colors.blue(issue.html_url)
-                }
-                logger.log(headline)
-
-                if (options.detailed) {
-                    if (issue.body) {
-                        logger.log(issue.body)
-                    }
-
-                    var labelsForDisplay = []
-                    labels.forEach(function(label) {
-                        labelsForDisplay.push(label.name)
-                    })
-
-                    if (labelsForDisplay.length > 0) {
-                        var labelLabel = labelsForDisplay.length > 1 ? 'labels' : 'label'
-                        logger.log(
-                            logger.colors.yellow(labelLabel + ': ') + labelsForDisplay.join(', ')
-                        )
-                    }
+            const formattedIssues = formatIssues(issues, options.detailed)
 
-                    if (issue.milestone) {
-                        logger.log(
-                            logger.colors.green('milestone: ') +
-                                issue.milestone.title +
-                                ' - ' +
-                                issue.milestone.number
-                        )
-                    }
-
-                    logger.log(logger.colors.blue(issue.html_url))
-                }
-            })
-
-            opt_callback && opt_callback(err)
+            logger.log(formattedIssues)
+        } else {
+            logger.log('No issues.')
         }
+
+        opt_callback && opt_callback(err)
     })
 }
 
@@ -591,17 +545,19 @@ Issue.prototype.search = function(user, repo, opt_callback, options) {
             logger.error(logger.getErrorMessage(err))
         }
 
-        let issues = results[0].items.map(result => {
+        const issues = results[0].items.map(result => {
             if (result) {
                 return result
             }
         })
 
-        const formattedIssues = formatIssues(issues, options.detailed)
+        if (issues && issues.length > 0) {
+            var formattedIssues = formatIssues(issues, options.detailed)
 
-        logger.log(
-            formattedIssues ? formattedIssues : 'Could not find any issues matching your query.'
-        )
+            logger.log(formattedIssues)
+        } else {
+            logger.log('Could not find any issues matching your query.')
+        }
 
         opt_callback && opt_callback(err, formattedIssues)
     })
@@ -614,7 +570,7 @@ function formatIssues(issues, showDetailed) {
 
     if (issues && issues.length > 0) {
         const formattedIssuesArr = issues.map(issue => {
-            const issueNumber = logger.colors.green('#' + issue.number)
+            const issueNumber = logger.colors.green(`#${issue.number}`)
             const issueUser = logger.colors.magenta(`@${issue.user.login}`)
             const issueDate = `(${logger.getDuration(issue.created_at)})`
 
@@ -630,10 +586,11 @@ function formatIssues(issues, showDetailed) {
 
                 if (_.isArray(issue.labels) && issue.labels.length > 0) {
                     const labels = issue.labels.map(label => label.name)
+                    const labelHeading = labels.length > 1 ? 'labels: ' : 'label: '
 
                     formattedIssue = `
                         ${formattedIssue}
-                        ${logger.colors.green('label: ') + labels.join(', ')}
+                        ${logger.colors.yellow(labelHeading) + labels.join(', ')}
                     `
                 }