diff --git a/lib/util.js b/lib/util.js
index 2c618562170f72..478d5c04426576 100644
--- a/lib/util.js
+++ b/lib/util.js
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ function getPrefix(constructor, tag) {
   return '';
 }
 
-function formatValue(ctx, value, recurseTimes, ln) {
+function formatValue(ctx, value, recurseTimes) {
   // Primitive types cannot have properties
   if (typeof value !== 'object' && typeof value !== 'function') {
     return formatPrimitive(ctx.stylize, value, ctx);
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ function formatValue(ctx, value, recurseTimes, ln) {
         return ctx.stylize(dateToISOString.call(value), 'date');
       }
       // Make dates with properties first say the date
-      base = `${dateToISOString.call(value)}`;
+      base = dateToISOString.call(value);
     } else if (isError(value)) {
       // Make error with message first say the error
       base = formatError(value);
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ function formatValue(ctx, value, recurseTimes, ln) {
   }
   ctx.seen.pop();
 
-  return reduceToSingleString(ctx, output, base, braces, ln);
+  return reduceToSingleString(ctx, output, base, braces);
 }
 
 function formatNumber(fn, value) {
@@ -758,7 +758,23 @@ function formatNamespaceObject(ctx, value, recurseTimes, keys) {
   const len = keys.length;
   const output = new Array(len);
   for (var i = 0; i < len; i++) {
-    output[i] = formatNamespaceProperty(ctx, value, recurseTimes, keys[i]);
+    try {
+      output[i] = formatProperty(ctx, value, recurseTimes, keys[i], 0);
+    } catch (err) {
+      if (!(err instanceof ReferenceError)) {
+        throw err;
+      }
+      // Use the existing functionality. This makes sure the indentation and
+      // line breaks are always correct. Otherwise it is very difficult to keep
+      // this aligned, even though this is a hacky way of dealing with this.
+      const tmp = { [keys[i]]: '' };
+      output[i] = formatProperty(ctx, tmp, recurseTimes, keys[i], 0);
+      const pos = output[i].lastIndexOf(' ');
+      // We have to find the last whitespace and have to replace that value as
+      // it will be visualized as a regular string.
+      output[i] = output[i].slice(0, pos + 1) +
+                  ctx.stylize('<uninitialized>', 'special');
+    }
   }
   return output;
 }
@@ -986,42 +1002,21 @@ function formatPromise(ctx, value, recurseTimes, keys) {
   return output;
 }
 
-function formatKey(ctx, key, enumerable) {
-  if (typeof key === 'symbol') {
-    return `[${ctx.stylize(key.toString(), 'symbol')}]`;
-  }
-  if (enumerable === false) {
-    return `[${key}]`;
-  }
-  if (keyStrRegExp.test(key)) {
-    return ctx.stylize(key, 'name');
-  }
-  return ctx.stylize(strEscape(key), 'string');
-}
-
-function formatNamespaceProperty(ctx, ns, recurseTimes, key) {
-  let value;
-  try {
-    value = formatValue(ctx, ns[key], recurseTimes, true);
-  } catch (err) {
-    if (err instanceof ReferenceError) {
-      value = ctx.stylize('<uninitialized>', 'special');
-    } else {
-      throw err;
-    }
-  }
-
-  return `${formatKey(ctx, key)}: ${value}`;
-}
-
 function formatProperty(ctx, value, recurseTimes, key, array) {
-  let str;
+  let name, str;
+  let extra = ' ';
   const desc = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(value, key) ||
     { value: value[key], enumerable: true };
   if (desc.value !== undefined) {
     const diff = array !== 0 || ctx.compact === false ? 2 : 3;
     ctx.indentationLvl += diff;
-    str = formatValue(ctx, desc.value, recurseTimes, array === 0);
+    str = formatValue(ctx, desc.value, recurseTimes);
+    if (diff === 3) {
+      const len = ctx.colors ? removeColors(str).length : str.length;
+      if (ctx.breakLength < len) {
+        extra = `\n${' '.repeat(ctx.indentationLvl)}`;
+      }
+    }
     ctx.indentationLvl -= diff;
   } else if (desc.get !== undefined) {
     if (desc.set !== undefined) {
@@ -1037,11 +1032,19 @@ function formatProperty(ctx, value, recurseTimes, key, array) {
   if (array === 1) {
     return str;
   }
-
-  return `${formatKey(ctx, key, desc.enumerable)}: ${str}`;
+  if (typeof key === 'symbol') {
+    name = `[${ctx.stylize(key.toString(), 'symbol')}]`;
+  } else if (desc.enumerable === false) {
+    name = `[${key}]`;
+  } else if (keyStrRegExp.test(key)) {
+    name = ctx.stylize(key, 'name');
+  } else {
+    name = ctx.stylize(strEscape(key), 'string');
+  }
+  return `${name}:${extra}${str}`;
 }
 
-function reduceToSingleString(ctx, output, base, braces, addLn) {
+function reduceToSingleString(ctx, output, base, braces) {
   const breakLength = ctx.breakLength;
   let i = 0;
   if (ctx.compact === false) {
@@ -1070,11 +1073,10 @@ function reduceToSingleString(ctx, output, base, braces, addLn) {
   // we need to force the first item to be on the next line or the
   // items will not line up correctly.
   const indentation = ' '.repeat(ctx.indentationLvl);
-  const extraLn = addLn === true ? `\n${indentation}` : '';
   const ln = base === '' && braces[0].length === 1 ?
-    ' ' : `${base ? ` ${base}` : base}\n${indentation}  `;
+    ' ' : `${base ? ` ${base}` : ''}\n${indentation}  `;
   const str = join(output, `,\n${indentation}  `);
-  return `${extraLn}${braces[0]}${ln}${str} ${braces[1]}`;
+  return `${braces[0]}${ln}${str} ${braces[1]}`;
 }
 
 function isBoolean(arg) {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-util-format.js b/test/parallel/test-util-format.js
index fd686cb6d355ad..f99f85b78c853b 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-util-format.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-util-format.js
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ assert.strictEqual(
   util.format('%o', obj),
   '{ foo: \'bar\',\n' +
   '  foobar: 1,\n' +
-  '  func: \n' +
+  '  func:\n' +
   '   { [Function: func]\n' +
   '     [length]: 0,\n' +
   '     [name]: \'func\',\n' +
@@ -135,8 +135,8 @@ assert.strictEqual(
   util.format('%o', nestedObj2),
   '{ foo: \'bar\',\n' +
   '  foobar: 1,\n' +
-  '  func: \n' +
-  '   [ { a: \n' +
+  '  func:\n' +
+  '   [ { a:\n' +
   '        { [Function: a]\n' +
   '          [length]: 0,\n' +
   '          [name]: \'a\',\n' +
@@ -145,9 +145,9 @@ assert.strictEqual(
 assert.strictEqual(
   util.format('%o', nestedObj),
   '{ foo: \'bar\',\n' +
-  '  foobar: \n' +
+  '  foobar:\n' +
   '   { foo: \'bar\',\n' +
-  '     func: \n' +
+  '     func:\n' +
   '      { [Function: func]\n' +
   '        [length]: 0,\n' +
   '        [name]: \'func\',\n' +
@@ -156,14 +156,14 @@ assert.strictEqual(
   util.format('%o %o', obj, obj),
   '{ foo: \'bar\',\n' +
   '  foobar: 1,\n' +
-  '  func: \n' +
+  '  func:\n' +
   '   { [Function: func]\n' +
   '     [length]: 0,\n' +
   '     [name]: \'func\',\n' +
   '     [prototype]: func { [constructor]: [Circular] } } }' +
   ' { foo: \'bar\',\n' +
   '  foobar: 1,\n' +
-  '  func: \n' +
+  '  func:\n' +
   '   { [Function: func]\n' +
   '     [length]: 0,\n' +
   '     [name]: \'func\',\n' +
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ assert.strictEqual(
   util.format('%o %o', obj),
   '{ foo: \'bar\',\n' +
   '  foobar: 1,\n' +
-  '  func: \n' +
+  '  func:\n' +
   '   { [Function: func]\n' +
   '     [length]: 0,\n' +
   '     [name]: \'func\',\n' +
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-util-inspect.js b/test/parallel/test-util-inspect.js
index 0b31c41b292db4..24fc35747b328c 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-util-inspect.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-util-inspect.js
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ assert.strictEqual(util.inspect(Object.create(Date.prototype)), 'Date {}');
 {
   const x = { [util.inspect.custom]: util.inspect };
   assert(util.inspect(x).includes(
-    '[Symbol(util.inspect.custom)]: \n   { [Function: inspect]'));
+    '[Symbol(util.inspect.custom)]:\n   { [Function: inspect]'));
 }
 
 // `util.inspect` should display the escaped value of a key.
@@ -1188,7 +1188,7 @@ util.inspect(process);
 
   let out = util.inspect(o, { compact: true, depth: 5, breakLength: 80 });
   let expect = [
-    '{ a: ',
+    '{ a:',
     '   [ 1,',
     '     2,',
     "     [ [ 'Lorem ipsum dolor\\nsit amet,\\tconsectetur adipiscing elit, " +
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-whatwg-url-inspect.js b/test/parallel/test-whatwg-url-inspect.js
index 5758b39b8af83d..1265428d4ca811 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-whatwg-url-inspect.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-whatwg-url-inspect.js
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ const url = new URL('https://username:password@host.name:8080/path/name/?que=ry#
 assert.strictEqual(
   util.inspect(url),
   `URL {
-  href: 'https://username:password@host.name:8080/path/name/?que=ry#hash',
+  href:
+   'https://username:password@host.name:8080/path/name/?que=ry#hash',
   origin: 'https://host.name:8080',
   protocol: 'https:',
   username: 'username',
@@ -32,7 +33,8 @@ assert.strictEqual(
 assert.strictEqual(
   util.inspect(url, { showHidden: true }),
   `URL {
-  href: 'https://username:password@host.name:8080/path/name/?que=ry#hash',
+  href:
+   'https://username:password@host.name:8080/path/name/?que=ry#hash',
   origin: 'https://host.name:8080',
   protocol: 'https:',
   username: 'username',
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@ assert.strictEqual(
   hash: '#hash',
   cannotBeBase: false,
   special: true,
-  [Symbol(context)]:\x20
+  [Symbol(context)]:
    URLContext {
      flags: 2032,
      scheme: 'https:',