diff --git a/lib/sys.js b/lib/sys.js
index 4066ab917b..5ad68e4926 100644
--- a/lib/sys.js
+++ b/lib/sys.js
@@ -95,11 +95,11 @@ exports.inspect = function (obj, showHidden, depth) {
       return braces[0] + base + braces[1];
     }
 
-    if( recurseTimes < 0 ) {
+    if (recurseTimes < 0) {
       if (value instanceof RegExp) {
         return '' + value;
       } else {
-        return "[object Object]";
+        return "[Object]";
       }
     }
 
@@ -129,10 +129,17 @@ exports.inspect = function (obj, showHidden, depth) {
           else {
             str = format(value[key], recurseTimes - 1);
           }
-          if( str.indexOf('\n') > -1 ) {
-            str = '\n' + str.split('\n').map(function(line) {
+          if (str.indexOf('\n') > -1) {
+            if (value instanceof Array) {
+              str = str.split('\n').map(function(line) {
+                return '  ' + line;
+              }).join('\n').substr(2);
+            }
+            else {
+              str = '\n' + str.split('\n').map(function(line) {
                 return '   ' + line;
               }).join('\n');
+            }
           }
         } else {
           str = '[Circular]';
@@ -143,7 +150,7 @@ exports.inspect = function (obj, showHidden, depth) {
           return str;
         }
         name = JSON.stringify('' + key);
-        if( name.match(/^"([a-zA-Z_0-9]+)"$/) ) {
+        if (name.match(/^"([a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z_0-9]*)"$/)) {
           name = name.substr(1, name.length-2);
         }
         else {
@@ -154,13 +161,17 @@ exports.inspect = function (obj, showHidden, depth) {
       return name + ": " + str;
     });
     
-
+    var numLinesEst = 0;
     var length = output.reduce(function(prev, cur) {
+        numLinesEst++;
+        if( cur.indexOf('\n') >= 0 ) {
+          numLinesEst++;
+        }
         return prev + cur.length + 1;
       },0);
 
-    if( length > 50 ) {
-      output = braces[0] + (base === '' ? '' : base + '\n,') + ' ' + output.join('\n, ') + '\n' +braces[1];
+    if (length > 50) {
+      output = braces[0] + (base === '' ? '' : base + '\n,') + ' ' + output.join('\n, ') + (numLinesEst > 1 ? '\n' : ' ') + braces[1];
     }
     else {
       output = braces[0] + base + ' ' + output.join(', ') + ' ' + braces[1];
diff --git a/test/simple/test-sys.js b/test/simple/test-sys.js
index 06fd6943e0..d2b50a3a1a 100644
--- a/test/simple/test-sys.js
+++ b/test/simple/test-sys.js
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ assert.equal('{ a: [Function] }', inspect({a: function() {}}));
 assert.equal('{ a: 1, b: 2 }', inspect({a: 1, b: 2}));
 assert.equal('{ a: {} }', inspect({'a': {}}));
 assert.equal('{ a: { b: 2 } }', inspect({'a': {'b': 2}}));
-assert.equal('{ a: { b: { c: [object Object] } } }', inspect({'a': {'b': { 'c': { 'd': 2 }}}}));
+assert.equal('{ a: { b: { c: [Object] } } }', inspect({'a': {'b': { 'c': { 'd': 2 }}}}));
 assert.equal('{ a: { b: { c: { d: 2 } } } }', inspect({'a': {'b': { 'c': { 'd': 2 }}}}, false, null));
 assert.equal('[ 1, 2, 3, [length]: 3 ]', inspect([1,2,3], true));
-assert.equal('{ a: [object Object] }', inspect({'a': {'b': { 'c': 2}}},false,0));
-assert.equal('{ a: { b: [object Object] } }', inspect({'a': {'b': { 'c': 2}}},false,1));
+assert.equal('{ a: [Object] }', inspect({'a': {'b': { 'c': 2}}},false,0));
+assert.equal('{ a: { b: [Object] } }', inspect({'a': {'b': { 'c': 2}}},false,1));
 assert.equal("{ visible: 1 }",
   inspect(Object.create({}, {visible:{value:1,enumerable:true},hidden:{value:2}}))
 );