diff --git a/lib/winston/config.js b/lib/winston/config.js
index 7c3c705b3..bc55c1b87 100644
--- a/lib/winston/config.js
+++ b/lib/winston/config.js
@@ -23,15 +23,18 @@ config.colorize = function (level, message) {
     for (var i = 0, l = allColors[level].length; i < l; ++i) {
       colorized = colors[allColors[level][i]](colorized);
     }
-  } else if (allColors[level].match(/\s/)) {
+  }
+  else if (allColors[level].match(/\s/)) {
     var colorArr = allColors[level].split(/\s+/);
     for (var i = 0; i < colorArr.length; ++i) {
       colorized = colors[colorArr[i]](colorized);
     }
     allColors[level] = colorArr;
-  } else {
+  }
+  else {
     colorized = colors[allColors[level]](colorized);
   }
+
   return colorized;
 };
 
diff --git a/lib/winston/logger.js b/lib/winston/logger.js
index 363bf9142..ea259a634 100755
--- a/lib/winston/logger.js
+++ b/lib/winston/logger.js
@@ -512,26 +512,19 @@ Logger.prototype.remove = function (transport) {
   return this;
 };
 
-var ProfileHandler = function (logger) {
-  this.logger = logger;
-
-  this.start = Date.now();
-
-  this.done = function (msg) {
-    var args, callback, meta;
-    args     = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments);
-    callback = typeof args[args.length - 1] === 'function' ? args.pop() : null;
-    meta     = typeof args[args.length - 1] === 'object' ? args.pop() : {};
-
-    meta.durationMs = (Date.now()) - this.start;
-
-    return this.logger.info(msg, meta, callback);
-  }
-}
-
+//
+// ### function startTimer ()
+// Returns an object corresponding to a specific timing. When done
+// is called the timer will finish and log the duration. e.g.:
+//
+//    timer = winston.startTimer()
+//    setTimeout(function(){
+//      timer.done("Logging message");
+//    }, 1000);
+//
 Logger.prototype.startTimer = function () {
   return new ProfileHandler(this);
-}
+};
 
 //
 // ### function profile (id, [msg, meta, callback])
@@ -674,3 +667,28 @@ Logger.prototype._onError = function (transport, err) {
     this.emit('error', err, transport);
   }
 };
+
+//
+// ### @private ProfileHandler
+// Constructor function for the ProfileHandler instance used by
+// `Logger.prototype.startTimer`. When done is called the timer
+// will finish and log the duration.
+//
+function ProfileHandler(logger) {
+  this.logger = logger;
+  this.start = Date.now();
+}
+
+//
+// ### function done (msg)
+// Ends the current timer (i.e. ProfileHandler) instance and
+// logs the `msg` along with the duration since creation.
+//
+ProfileHandler.prototype.done = function (msg) {
+  var args     = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments),
+      callback = typeof args[args.length - 1] === 'function' ? args.pop() : null,
+      meta     = typeof args[args.length - 1] === 'object' ? args.pop() : {};
+
+  meta.duration = (Date.now()) - this.start + 'ms';
+  return this.logger.info(msg, meta, callback);
+};