diff --git a/packages/socket-stream-client/client-tests.js b/packages/socket-stream-client/client-tests.js
index 2cda87bb01..7210ac2323 100644
--- a/packages/socket-stream-client/client-tests.js
+++ b/packages/socket-stream-client/client-tests.js
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ testAsyncMulti('stream - /websocket is a websocket endpoint', [
     //
     // Verify that /websocket and /websocket/ don't return the main page
     //
-    ['/websocket', '/websocket/'].forEach(function(path) {
+    ['/websocket', '/websocket/'].forEach((path) => {
       HTTP.get(
         Meteor._relativeToSiteRootUrl(path),
         expect(function(error, result) {
diff --git a/packages/socket-stream-client/node.js b/packages/socket-stream-client/node.js
index 72fd7b84fc..708c8a1711 100644
--- a/packages/socket-stream-client/node.js
+++ b/packages/socket-stream-client/node.js
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ export class ClientStream extends StreamClientCommon {
     this.client = null; // created in _launchConnection
     this.endpoint = endpoint;
 
-    this.headers = this.options.headers || Object.create(null);
-    this.npmFayeOptions = this.options.npmFayeOptions || Object.create(null);
+    this.headers = this.options.headers || {};
+    this.npmFayeOptions = this.options.npmFayeOptions || {};
 
     this._initCommon(this.options);