diff --git a/lib/repl.js b/lib/repl.js
index 76c7487b7bf3a9..de6f562238314f 100644
--- a/lib/repl.js
+++ b/lib/repl.js
@@ -568,7 +568,8 @@ REPLServer.prototype.displayPrompt = function(preserveCursor) {
   var prompt = this._initialPrompt;
   if (this.bufferedCommand.length) {
     prompt = '...';
-    var levelInd = new Array(this.lines.level.length).join('..');
+    const len = this.lines.level.length ? this.lines.level.length - 1 : 0;
+    const levelInd = '..'.repeat(len);
     prompt += levelInd + ' ';
   }
 
@@ -920,7 +921,8 @@ REPLServer.prototype.memory = function memory(cmd) {
   // save the line so I can do magic later
   if (cmd) {
     // TODO should I tab the level?
-    self.lines.push(new Array(self.lines.level.length).join('  ') + cmd);
+    const len = self.lines.level.length ? self.lines.level.length - 1 : 0;
+    self.lines.push('  '.repeat(len) + cmd);
   } else {
     // I don't want to not change the format too much...
     self.lines.push('');