diff --git a/src/Lint.jl b/src/Lint.jl
index 607aa6d..3b419d1 100644
--- a/src/Lint.jl
+++ b/src/Lint.jl
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ function lintdir{T<:AbstractString}(dir::T, ctx::LintContext=LintContext())
     ctx.messages
 end
 
-function convertmsgtojson(msgs, style)
+function convertmsgtojson(msgs, style, dict_data)
     if style == "lint-message"
         return JSON.json(msgs)
     end
@@ -381,13 +381,22 @@ function convertmsgtojson(msgs, style)
         end
 
         if style == "standard-linter-v1"
+            if haskey(dict_data,"show_code")
+                if dict_data["show_code"]
+                    msgtext = "$code $evar: $txt"
+                else
+                    msgtext = "$evar: $txt"
+                end
+            else
+                msgtext = "$code $evar: $txt"
+            end
             push!(output, Dict("type" => etype,
-                               "text" => "$code $evar $txt",
+                               "text" => msgtext,
                                "range" => errorrange,
                                "filePath" => file))
         elseif style == "vscode"
             push!(output, Dict("severity" => etypenumber,
-                               "message" => "$evar $txt",
+                               "message" => "$evar: $txt",
                                "range" => errorrange,
                                "filePath" => file,
                                "code" => code,
@@ -397,7 +406,7 @@ function convertmsgtojson(msgs, style)
                                "location" => Dict("file" => file,
                                                    "position" => errorrange),
                                "excerpt" => code,
-                               "description" => "$evar $txt"))
+                               "description" => "$evar: $txt"))
 
         end
     end
@@ -445,8 +454,8 @@ function readandwritethestream(conn,style)
     else
         dict_data = JSON.parse(conn)
         msgs = lintfile(dict_data["file"], dict_data["code_str"])
-        msgs = filtermsgs(msgs,dict_data)
-        out = convertmsgtojson(msgs,style)
+        msgs = filtermsgs(msgs, dict_data)
+        out = convertmsgtojson(msgs, style, dict_data)
         write(conn,out)
     end
 end
diff --git a/test/server.jl b/test/server.jl
index 360a1f1..038eb5e 100644
--- a/test/server.jl
+++ b/test/server.jl
@@ -103,25 +103,25 @@ end
     @test results_array[1]["code"] == "E321"
 
     results_array = writeandreadserver(pipe_slv1, json_input1)
-    @test results_array[1]["text"] == "E321 something use of undeclared symbol"
+    @test results_array[1]["text"] == "E321 something: use of undeclared symbol"
     @test results_array[1]["filePath"] == "none"
     @test results_array[1]["range"] == Array[[0, 0], [0, 80]]
     @test results_array[1]["type"] == "error"
 
     results_array = writeandreadserver(pipe_slv1, json_input2)
-    @test results_array[1]["text"] == "W351 pi redefining mathematical constant"
+    @test results_array[1]["text"] == "W351 pi: redefining mathematical constant"
     @test results_array[1]["filePath"] == "none"
     @test results_array[1]["range"] == Array[[0, 0], [0, 80]]
     @test results_array[1]["type"] == "warning"
 
     results_array = writeandreadserver(pipe_slv1, json_input3)
-    @test results_array[1]["text"] == "I382 b argument declared but not used"
+    @test results_array[1]["text"] == "I382 b: argument declared but not used"
     @test results_array[1]["filePath"] == "none"
     @test results_array[1]["range"] == Array[[0, 0], [0, 80]]
     @test results_array[1]["type"] == "info"
 
     results_array = writeandreadserver(pipe_vscode, json_input1)
-    @test results_array[1]["message"] == "something use of undeclared symbol"
+    @test results_array[1]["message"] == "something: use of undeclared symbol"
     @test results_array[1]["filePath"] == "none"
     @test results_array[1]["range"] == Array[[0, 0], [0, 80]]
     @test results_array[1]["code"] == "E321"
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ end
     @test results_array[1]["source"] == "Lint.jl"
 
     results_array = writeandreadserver(pipe_slv2, json_input1)
-    @test results_array[1]["description"] == "something use of undeclared symbol"
+    @test results_array[1]["description"] == "something: use of undeclared symbol"
     @test results_array[1]["location"]["file"] == "none"
     @test results_array[1]["location"]["position"] == Array[[0, 0], [0, 80]]
     @test results_array[1]["severity"] == "error"