diff --git a/src/server/http/__tests__/xsrf.js b/src/server/http/__tests__/xsrf.js
index 9098582daa46..a38ca767edce 100644
--- a/src/server/http/__tests__/xsrf.js
+++ b/src/server/http/__tests__/xsrf.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ describe('xsrf request filter', function () {
     });
   }
 
-  async function makeServer(token) {
+  const makeServer = async function (token) {
     const kbnServer = new KbnServer({
       server: { autoListen: false, xsrf: { token } },
       plugins: { scanDirs: [src('plugins')] },
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ describe('xsrf request filter', function () {
     });
 
     return kbnServer;
-  }
+  };
 
   describe('issuing tokens', function () {
     const token = 'secur3';
diff --git a/src/server/plugins/initialize.js b/src/server/plugins/initialize.js
index 4b3e6481cdf9..0810718f9125 100644
--- a/src/server/plugins/initialize.js
+++ b/src/server/plugins/initialize.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ module.exports = async function (kbnServer, server, config) {
 
 
   let path = [];
-  async function initialize(id) {
+  const initialize = async function (id) {
     let plugin = plugins.byId[id];
 
     if (includes(path, id)) {