diff --git a/templates/javascript/app.js b/templates/javascript/app.js
index fdf19b617..053af6956 100644
--- a/templates/javascript/app.js
+++ b/templates/javascript/app.js
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-'use strict';
-
 /**
  * @ngdoc overview
  * @name <%= scriptAppName %>
@@ -11,6 +9,8 @@
 angular
   .module('<%= scriptAppName %>', [<%= angularModules %>])<% if (ngRoute) { %>
   .config(function ($routeProvider) {
+    'use strict';
+
     $routeProvider
       .when('/', {
         templateUrl: 'views/main.html',
diff --git a/templates/javascript/controller.js b/templates/javascript/controller.js
index 4237875b2..dc4dfa1f9 100644
--- a/templates/javascript/controller.js
+++ b/templates/javascript/controller.js
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-'use strict';
-
 /**
  * @ngdoc function
  * @name <%= scriptAppName %>.controller:<%= classedName %>Ctrl
@@ -9,6 +7,8 @@
  */
 angular.module('<%= scriptAppName %>')
   .controller('<%= classedName %>Ctrl', function () {
+    'use strict';
+
     this.awesomeThings = [
       'HTML5 Boilerplate',
       'AngularJS',
diff --git a/templates/javascript/decorator.js b/templates/javascript/decorator.js
index 23fa0e7d3..4b7cb126f 100644
--- a/templates/javascript/decorator.js
+++ b/templates/javascript/decorator.js
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-'use strict';
-
 /**
  * @ngdoc function
  * @name <%= scriptAppName %>.decorator:<%= classedName %>
@@ -9,6 +7,8 @@
  */
 angular.module('<%= scriptAppName %>')
   .config(function ($provide) {
+    'use strict';
+
     $provide.decorator('<%= cameledName %>', function ($delegate) {
       // decorate the $delegate
       return $delegate;
diff --git a/templates/javascript/directive.js b/templates/javascript/directive.js
index a350f5a6c..1f9ac9645 100644
--- a/templates/javascript/directive.js
+++ b/templates/javascript/directive.js
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-'use strict';
-
 /**
  * @ngdoc directive
  * @name <%= scriptAppName %>.directive:<%= cameledName %>
@@ -8,6 +6,8 @@
  */
 angular.module('<%= scriptAppName %>')
   .directive('<%= cameledName %>', function () {
+    'use strict';
+
     return {
       template: '<div></div>',
       restrict: 'E',
diff --git a/templates/javascript/filter.js b/templates/javascript/filter.js
index 889c42a39..7ece1ecbb 100644
--- a/templates/javascript/filter.js
+++ b/templates/javascript/filter.js
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-'use strict';
-
 /**
  * @ngdoc filter
  * @name <%= scriptAppName %>.filter:<%= cameledName %>
@@ -10,6 +8,8 @@
  */
 angular.module('<%= scriptAppName %>')
   .filter('<%= cameledName %>', function () {
+    'use strict';
+
     return function (input) {
       return '<%= cameledName %> filter: ' + input;
     };
diff --git a/templates/javascript/service/factory.js b/templates/javascript/service/factory.js
index 51e9c17f8..c0e9e2914 100644
--- a/templates/javascript/service/factory.js
+++ b/templates/javascript/service/factory.js
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-'use strict';
-
 /**
  * @ngdoc service
  * @name <%= scriptAppName %>.<%= cameledName %>
@@ -9,6 +7,8 @@
  */
 angular.module('<%= scriptAppName %>')
   .factory('<%= cameledName %>', function () {
+    'use strict';
+
     // Service logic
     // ...
 
diff --git a/templates/javascript/service/provider.js b/templates/javascript/service/provider.js
index e72debb49..64b46ec40 100644
--- a/templates/javascript/service/provider.js
+++ b/templates/javascript/service/provider.js
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-'use strict';
-
 /**
  * @ngdoc service
  * @name <%= scriptAppName %>.<%= cameledName %>
@@ -9,6 +7,7 @@
  */
 angular.module('<%= scriptAppName %>')
   .provider('<%= cameledName %>', function () {
+    'use strict';
 
     // Private variables
     var salutation = 'Hello';
diff --git a/templates/javascript/service/service.js b/templates/javascript/service/service.js
index eb3bd74c4..8b9dbeb35 100644
--- a/templates/javascript/service/service.js
+++ b/templates/javascript/service/service.js
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-'use strict';
-
 /**
  * @ngdoc service
  * @name <%= scriptAppName %>.<%= cameledName %>
@@ -9,5 +7,7 @@
  */
 angular.module('<%= scriptAppName %>')
   .service('<%= cameledName %>', function () {
+    'use strict';
+
     // AngularJS will instantiate a singleton by calling "new" on this function
   });
diff --git a/templates/javascript/spec/controller.js b/templates/javascript/spec/controller.js
index 4f1bf51a9..3a6baaa45 100644
--- a/templates/javascript/spec/controller.js
+++ b/templates/javascript/spec/controller.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-'use strict';
-
 describe('Controller: <%= classedName %>Ctrl', function () {
+  'use strict';
 
   // load the controller's module
   beforeEach(module('<%= scriptAppName %>'));
diff --git a/templates/javascript/spec/directive.js b/templates/javascript/spec/directive.js
index fbe52519c..ce3448554 100644
--- a/templates/javascript/spec/directive.js
+++ b/templates/javascript/spec/directive.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-'use strict';
-
 describe('Directive: <%= cameledName %>', function () {
+  'use strict';
 
   // load the directive's module
   beforeEach(module('<%= scriptAppName %>'));
diff --git a/templates/javascript/spec/filter.js b/templates/javascript/spec/filter.js
index 7fbea7257..cdbbd9a87 100644
--- a/templates/javascript/spec/filter.js
+++ b/templates/javascript/spec/filter.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-'use strict';
-
 describe('Filter: <%= cameledName %>', function () {
+  'use strict';
 
   // load the filter's module
   beforeEach(module('<%= scriptAppName %>'));
diff --git a/templates/javascript/spec/provider.js b/templates/javascript/spec/provider.js
index 939b90284..f151e5b26 100644
--- a/templates/javascript/spec/provider.js
+++ b/templates/javascript/spec/provider.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-'use strict';
-
 describe('Service: <%= cameledName %>', function () {
+  'use strict';
 
   // instantiate service
   var <%= cameledName %>,
diff --git a/templates/javascript/spec/service.js b/templates/javascript/spec/service.js
index 1e0c27c21..e43447b99 100644
--- a/templates/javascript/spec/service.js
+++ b/templates/javascript/spec/service.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-'use strict';
-
 describe('Service: <%= cameledName %>', function () {
+  'use strict';
 
   // load the service's module
   beforeEach(module('<%= scriptAppName %>'));