diff --git a/spring-remoting/pom.xml b/spring-remoting/pom.xml
index cfb4af9d85..2e3b7e76f8 100644
--- a/spring-remoting/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-remoting/pom.xml
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
         <maven-war-plugin.version>3.0.0</maven-war-plugin.version>
 
         <servlet.version>3.1.0</servlet.version>
-        <logback.version>1.1.7</logback.version>
-        <spring.version>4.2.4.RELEASE</spring.version>
+        <logback.version>1.1.8</logback.version>
+        <spring.version>4.3.5.RELEASE</spring.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/spring-remoting/remoting-http/api/src/main/java/com/baeldung/api/Booking.java b/spring-remoting/remoting-http/api/src/main/java/com/baeldung/api/Booking.java
index 0f52a7bfbd..7bec4e162d 100644
--- a/spring-remoting/remoting-http/api/src/main/java/com/baeldung/api/Booking.java
+++ b/spring-remoting/remoting-http/api/src/main/java/com/baeldung/api/Booking.java
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 package com.baeldung.api;
 
 import java.io.Serializable;
-import java.util.Date;
+import java.time.LocalDateTime;
 
 public class Booking implements Serializable {
 
     private int costInCent;
     private int etaInSeconds;
     private String bookingCode;
-    private Date pickUptime;
+    private LocalDateTime pickUptime;
     private Address pickUpAddress;
     private Address dropOffAddress;
 
-    public Booking(Address pickUpAddress, Date pickUptime, Address dropOffAddress, int costInCent, int etaInSeconds, String bookingCode) {
+    public Booking(Address pickUpAddress, LocalDateTime pickUptime, Address dropOffAddress, int costInCent, int etaInSeconds, String bookingCode) {
         this.costInCent = costInCent;
         this.etaInSeconds = etaInSeconds;
         this.bookingCode = bookingCode;
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public class Booking implements Serializable {
         return bookingCode;
     }
 
-    public Date getPickUptime() {
+    public LocalDateTime getPickUptime() {
         return pickUptime;
     }
 
@@ -42,12 +42,11 @@ public class Booking implements Serializable {
     }
 
     @Override public String toString() {
-        return String.format("Booking: pick up @ %tr in %s, drop down in %s after %d minutes, %.2f $.", pickUptime, pickUpAddress, dropOffAddress, etaInSeconds/60, costInCent/100.0);
+        return String.format("Booking: pick up @ %tr in %s, drop down in %s after %d minutes, %.2f $.", pickUptime, pickUpAddress, dropOffAddress, etaInSeconds / 60, costInCent / 100.0);
     }
 
     public static void main(String[] args) throws InterruptedException {
-        System.out.println(
-                new Booking(new Address("a", "b"), new Date(), new Address("c", "d"), 123_00, 600, "abc")
-        );
+        System.out.println(new Booking(new Address("a", "b"),
+                LocalDateTime.now(), new Address("c", "d"), 123_00, 600, "abc"));
     }
 }
diff --git a/spring-remoting/remoting-http/client/src/main/java/com/baeldug/client/CabBookingClient.java b/spring-remoting/remoting-http/client/src/main/java/com/baeldug/client/CabBookingClient.java
index 7cc8e5183c..9669970403 100644
--- a/spring-remoting/remoting-http/client/src/main/java/com/baeldug/client/CabBookingClient.java
+++ b/spring-remoting/remoting-http/client/src/main/java/com/baeldug/client/CabBookingClient.java
@@ -10,15 +10,11 @@ public class CabBookingClient {
         this.cabService = cabService;
     }
 
-    public void run() {
+    public void run() throws BookingException {
 
         Address pickUp = new Address("13 Seagate Blvd, Key Largo, FL 33037", "US");
         Address dropDown = new Address("91831 Overseas Hwy, Tavernier, FL 33070", "US");
-        try {
-            System.out.println( cabService.bookPickUp(pickUp, dropDown, 3) );
-        } catch (BookingException e) {
-            e.printStackTrace();
-        }
+        System.out.println( cabService.bookPickUp(pickUp, dropDown, 3) );
 
     }
 
diff --git a/spring-remoting/remoting-http/client/src/main/java/com/baeldug/client/Main.java b/spring-remoting/remoting-http/client/src/main/java/com/baeldug/client/Main.java
index 0ddb37c508..a5e3ccd912 100644
--- a/spring-remoting/remoting-http/client/src/main/java/com/baeldug/client/Main.java
+++ b/spring-remoting/remoting-http/client/src/main/java/com/baeldug/client/Main.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public class Main {
         return new CabBookingClient(service);
     }
 
-    public static void main(String[] args) throws InterruptedException {
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
         AnnotationConfigApplicationContext rootContext =
                 new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext();
         rootContext.scan(Main.class.getPackage().getName());
diff --git a/spring-remoting/remoting-http/server/src/main/java/com/baeldung/server/CabBookingServiceImpl.java b/spring-remoting/remoting-http/server/src/main/java/com/baeldung/server/CabBookingServiceImpl.java
index 5f43c7e707..8f3c099fe0 100644
--- a/spring-remoting/remoting-http/server/src/main/java/com/baeldung/server/CabBookingServiceImpl.java
+++ b/spring-remoting/remoting-http/server/src/main/java/com/baeldung/server/CabBookingServiceImpl.java
@@ -5,22 +5,23 @@ import com.baeldung.api.Booking;
 import com.baeldung.api.BookingException;
 import com.baeldung.api.CabBookingService;
 
-import java.util.Date;
+import java.time.LocalDateTime;
 
 import static java.lang.Math.random;
-import static java.lang.System.currentTimeMillis;
+import static java.time.LocalDateTime.now;
+import static java.time.temporal.ChronoUnit.MINUTES;
 import static java.util.UUID.randomUUID;
 
 public class CabBookingServiceImpl implements CabBookingService {
 
     @Override public Booking bookPickUp(Address pickUpLocation, Address dropOffLocation, int pax) throws BookingException {
-        if(random()<0.3){
+        if (random() < 0.3) {
             throw new BookingException("Cab unavailable");
         }
         int tripTimeInMinutes = (int) (5 + random() * 15);
         int costInCent = 15_00 + tripTimeInMinutes * 5 * pax;
-        Date pickUpDate = new Date((long) (currentTimeMillis() + (1000 * 60 * random() * 15)));
-        return new Booking(pickUpLocation, pickUpDate, dropOffLocation, costInCent, tripTimeInMinutes * 60,
-                randomUUID().toString());
+        LocalDateTime pickUpDate = now().plus(15L * (long) (random() * 10), MINUTES);
+
+        return new Booking(pickUpLocation, pickUpDate, dropOffLocation, costInCent, tripTimeInMinutes * 60, randomUUID().toString());
     }
 }
diff --git a/spring-remoting/remoting-http/server/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/spring-remoting/remoting-http/server/src/main/resources/logback.xml
index 7a03574f40..566c44b448 100644
--- a/spring-remoting/remoting-http/server/src/main/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/spring-remoting/remoting-http/server/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -5,23 +5,12 @@
             value="%-30(%d{MMM dd YYYY HH:mm:ss.SSS} [%thread]) %-5level %logger{5} [%file:%line] - %msg%n"/>
 
     <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
-        <!-- encoders are assigned the type
-             ch.qos.logback.classic.encoder.PatternLayoutEncoder by default -->
         <encoder>
             <pattern>${logPattern}</pattern>
         </encoder>
     </appender>
-	
-        <appender name="FILE" class="ch.qos.logback.core.FileAppender">
-            <file>C:\Users\danidemi\tmp\baledung\app.log</file>
-            <append>false</append>
-            <encoder>
-                <pattern>${logPattern}</pattern>
-            </encoder>
-        </appender>	
 
     <root level="DEBUG">
         <appender-ref ref="STDOUT"/>
-		<appender-ref ref="FILE"/>
     </root>
 </configuration>
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