diff --git a/jsf/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springintegration/controllers/ELSampleBean.java b/jsf/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springintegration/controllers/ELSampleBean.java
index 4d194193e6..16d9f80d89 100644
--- a/jsf/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springintegration/controllers/ELSampleBean.java
+++ b/jsf/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springintegration/controllers/ELSampleBean.java
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package com.baeldung.springintegration.controllers;
 
 import javax.annotation.PostConstruct;
+import javax.el.ELContextEvent;
+import javax.el.ELContextListener;
 import javax.el.LambdaExpression;
 import javax.faces.application.Application;
 import javax.faces.application.FacesMessage;
@@ -8,6 +10,7 @@ import javax.el.LambdaExpression;
 import javax.faces.bean.ManagedBean;
 import javax.faces.bean.ViewScoped;
 import javax.faces.context.FacesContext;
+import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Random;
 
 @ManagedBean(name = "ELBean")
@@ -16,7 +19,6 @@ public class ELSampleBean {
 
     private String firstName;
     private String lastName;
-    private Collection<Integer> numberList;
     private String pageDescription = "This page demos JSF EL Basics";
     public static final String constantField = "THIS_IS_NOT_CHANGING_ANYTIME_SOON";
     private int pageCounter;
@@ -25,13 +27,19 @@ public class ELSampleBean {
     @PostConstruct
     public void init() {
         pageCounter = randomIntGen.nextInt();
+        FacesContext.getCurrentInstance().getApplication().addELContextListener(new ELContextListener() {
+            @Override
+            public void contextCreated(ELContextEvent evt) {
+                evt.getELContext().getImportHandler().importClass("com.baeldung.springintegration.controllers.ELSampleBean");
+            }
+        });
     }
 
     public void save() {
 
     }
     
-    public static String getConstantField() {
+    public static String constantField() {
         return constantField;
     }
 
@@ -39,8 +47,8 @@ public class ELSampleBean {
         this.firstName = firstName;
     }
 
-    public String multiplyValue(LambdaExpression expr){
-        String theResult = (String) expr.invoke(FacesContext.getCurrentInstance().getELContext(), pageCounter);
+    public Long multiplyValue(LambdaExpression expr) {
+        Long theResult = (Long) expr.invoke(FacesContext.getCurrentInstance().getELContext(), pageCounter);
         return theResult;
     }
 
diff --git a/jsf/src/main/webapp/el3_intro.xhtml b/jsf/src/main/webapp/el3_intro.xhtml
index ebd3acad0a..3f1f407a08 100644
--- a/jsf/src/main/webapp/el3_intro.xhtml
+++ b/jsf/src/main/webapp/el3_intro.xhtml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
         <h:outputText id="valueOutput" value="#{(cube=(x->x*x*x);cube(4))}"/>
         <br/>
         <h:outputLabel id="staticLabel" for="staticFieldOutput" value="Static Field Output:"/>
-        <h:outputText id="staticFieldOutput" value="#{com.baeldung.el.controllers.ELSampleBean.constantField}"/>
+        <h:outputText id="staticFieldOutput" value="#{ElBean.constantField}"/>
         <br/>
         <h:outputLabel id="avgLabel" for="avg" value="Average of Integer List Value:"/>
         <h:outputText id="avg" value="#{['1','2','3'].stream().average().get()}"/>
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
         <h:outputLabel id="lambdaLabel" for="lambdaPass" value="Passing Lambda Expressions:"/>
         <h:outputText id="lambdaPass" value="#{ELBean.multiplyValue(x->x*x*x)}"/>
         <br/>
+        <c:set var='pageLevelNumberList' value="#{[1,2,3]}"/>
         <h:outputLabel id="avgPageVarLabel" for="avgPageVar" value="Average of Page-Level Integer List Value:"/>
         <h:outputText id="avgPageVar" value="#{pageLevelNumberList.stream().average().get()}"/>
         <br/>
@@ -29,7 +30,6 @@
                 </h:column>
             </h:dataTable>
         </h:panelGrid>
-        <c:set var='pageLevelNumberList' value="#{[1,2,3]}"/>
     </h:body>
 </html>