diff --git a/lib/faye/websocket/draft75_parser.js b/lib/faye/websocket/draft75_parser.js
index 41dc50e..3ac83ea 100644
--- a/lib/faye/websocket/draft75_parser.js
+++ b/lib/faye/websocket/draft75_parser.js
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ var instance = {
   handshakeResponse: function() {
     var stream = this._stream;
     try {
-      stream.write('HTTP/1.1 101 Web Socket Protocol Handshake\r\n');
-      stream.write('Upgrade: WebSocket\r\n');
-      stream.write('Connection: Upgrade\r\n');
-      stream.write('WebSocket-Origin: ' + this._socket.request.headers.origin + '\r\n');
-      stream.write('WebSocket-Location: ' + this._socket.url + '\r\n\r\n');
+      stream.write( 'HTTP/1.1 101 Web Socket Protocol Handshake\r\n' +
+                    'Upgrade: WebSocket\r\n' +
+                    'Connection: Upgrade\r\n' +
+                    'WebSocket-Origin: ' + this._socket.request.headers.origin + '\r\n' +
+                    'WebSocket-Location: ' + this._socket.url + '\r\n\r\n');
     } catch (e) {
       // socket closed while writing
       // no handshake sent; client will stop using WebSocket
diff --git a/lib/faye/websocket/draft76_parser.js b/lib/faye/websocket/draft76_parser.js
index b70db0d..3c64e77 100644
--- a/lib/faye/websocket/draft76_parser.js
+++ b/lib/faye/websocket/draft76_parser.js
@@ -43,11 +43,13 @@ Draft76Parser.prototype.handshakeResponse = function(head) {
   MD5.update(head.toString('binary'));
   
   try {
-    stream.write('HTTP/1.1 101 Web Socket Protocol Handshake\r\n', 'binary');
-    stream.write('Upgrade: WebSocket\r\n', 'binary');
-    stream.write('Connection: Upgrade\r\n', 'binary');
-    stream.write('Sec-WebSocket-Origin: ' + request.headers.origin + '\r\n', 'binary');
-    stream.write('Sec-WebSocket-Location: ' + this._socket.url + '\r\n\r\n', 'binary');
+    stream.write( 'HTTP/1.1 101 Web Socket Protocol Handshake\r\n' +
+                  'Upgrade: WebSocket\r\n' +
+                  'Connection: Upgrade\r\n' +
+                  'Sec-WebSocket-Origin: ' + request.headers.origin + '\r\n' +
+                  'Sec-WebSocket-Location: ' + this._socket.url + '\r\n\r\n',
+                  'binary');
+    
     stream.write(MD5.digest('binary'), 'binary');
   } catch (e) {
     // socket closed while writing
diff --git a/lib/faye/websocket/protocol8_parser.js b/lib/faye/websocket/protocol8_parser.js
index 0cd1646..41e97c2 100644
--- a/lib/faye/websocket/protocol8_parser.js
+++ b/lib/faye/websocket/protocol8_parser.js
@@ -43,13 +43,12 @@ var Handshake = function(uri, stream) {
 Handshake.prototype.requestData = function() {
   var stream = this._stream, u = this._uri;
   try {
-    stream.write('GET ' + u.pathname + (u.search || '') + ' HTTP/1.1\r\n');
-    stream.write('Host: ' + u.hostname + (u.port ? ':' + u.port : '') + '\r\n');
-    stream.write('Upgrade: websocket\r\n');
-    stream.write('Connection: Upgrade\r\n');
-    stream.write('Sec-WebSocket-Key: ' + this._key + '\r\n');
-    stream.write('Sec-WebSocket-Version: 8\r\n');
-    stream.write('\r\n');
+    stream.write( 'GET ' + u.pathname + (u.search || '') + ' HTTP/1.1\r\n' +
+                  'Host: ' + u.hostname + (u.port ? ':' + u.port : '') + '\r\n' +
+                  'Upgrade: websocket\r\n' +
+                  'Connection: Upgrade\r\n' +
+                  'Sec-WebSocket-Key: ' + this._key + '\r\n' +
+                  'Sec-WebSocket-Version: 8\r\n\r\n');
   } catch (e) {}
 };
 
@@ -136,10 +135,10 @@ var instance = {
     
     var stream = this._stream;
     try {
-      stream.write('HTTP/1.1 101 Switching Protocols\r\n');
-      stream.write('Upgrade: websocket\r\n');
-      stream.write('Connection: Upgrade\r\n');
-      stream.write('Sec-WebSocket-Accept: ' + accept + '\r\n\r\n');
+      stream.write( 'HTTP/1.1 101 Switching Protocols\r\n' +
+                    'Upgrade: websocket\r\n' +
+                    'Connection: Upgrade\r\n' +
+                    'Sec-WebSocket-Accept: ' + accept + '\r\n\r\n');
     } catch (e) {
       // socket closed while writing
       // no handshake sent; client will stop using WebSocket