diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index 1a7d181..96db861 100644
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     <https://github.com/Graylog2/graylog2-docs/wiki/GELF>
     <http://journal.paul.querna.org/articles/2011/12/26/log-for-machines-in-json/>
     require: facility and hostname
+    line/file: possible to get quickly with v8?
 - bunyan cli: more layouts (http://logging.apache.org/log4j/1.2/apidocs/org/apache/log4j/PatternLayout.html)
 - bunyan cli: filter args a la json
 - bunyan cli: -c COND args a la json
diff --git a/bin/bunyan b/bin/bunyan
index 593ea0d..9ab1c8d 100755
--- a/bin/bunyan
+++ b/bin/bunyan
@@ -274,17 +274,14 @@ function handleLogLine(line, opts) {
     }
     var levelStr = (upperNameFromLevel[rec.level]
       || "<unknown-level " + rec.level + ">");
-    var extras = [
-      rec.request_id || "<no-request_id>"
-    ];
-    if (rec.latency) {
-      extras.push(rec.latency + "ms");
-    }
-    extras = extras.join(', ')
+    var extras = [];
+    if (rec.request_id) extras.push(rec.request_id);
+    if (rec.latency) extras.push(rec.latency + "ms");
+    extras = (extras.length ? ' (' + extras.join(', ') + ')' : '');
     if (rec.msg.indexOf('\n') !== -1) {
       XXX
     } else {
-      emit(format("[%s] %s: %s on %s: %s (%s)\n",
+      emit(format("[%s] %s: %s on %s: %s%s\n",
         rec.time,
         upperNameFromLevel[rec.level] || "<unknown-level " + rec.level + ">",
         svc,
diff --git a/examples/multi.js b/examples/multi.js
index cbb3c3f..7a1589d 100644
--- a/examples/multi.js
+++ b/examples/multi.js
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ log = new Logger({
     {
       level: "error",
       path: "tmp/error.log"
-      // when to close file stream?
     }
   ]
 });