diff --git a/spring-security-login-and-registration/src/main/java/org/baeldung/persistence/service/UserDto.java b/spring-security-login-and-registration/src/main/java/org/baeldung/persistence/service/UserDto.java
index 4dac41c533..feaa3351e3 100644
--- a/spring-security-login-and-registration/src/main/java/org/baeldung/persistence/service/UserDto.java
+++ b/spring-security-login-and-registration/src/main/java/org/baeldung/persistence/service/UserDto.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public class UserDto {
         return email;
     }
 
-    public void setEmail(String email) {
+    public void setEmail(final String email) {
         this.email = email;
     }
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public class UserDto {
         return role;
     }
 
-    public void setRole(Integer role) {
+    public void setRole(final Integer role) {
         this.role = role;
     }
 
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public class UserDto {
         return firstName;
     }
 
-    public void setFirstName(String firstName) {
+    public void setFirstName(final String firstName) {
         this.firstName = firstName;
     }
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public class UserDto {
         return lastName;
     }
 
-    public void setLastName(String lastName) {
+    public void setLastName(final String lastName) {
         this.lastName = lastName;
     }
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public class UserDto {
         return password;
     }
 
-    public void setPassword(String password) {
+    public void setPassword(final String password) {
         this.password = password;
     }
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public class UserDto {
         return matchingPassword;
     }
 
-    public void setMatchingPassword(String matchingPassword) {
+    public void setMatchingPassword(final String matchingPassword) {
         this.matchingPassword = matchingPassword;
     }
 
diff --git a/spring-security-login-and-registration/src/main/java/org/baeldung/web/controller/OldRegistrationController.java b/spring-security-login-and-registration/src/main/java/org/baeldung/web/controller/OldRegistrationController.java
index fbf29277e5..c4471f2642 100644
--- a/spring-security-login-and-registration/src/main/java/org/baeldung/web/controller/OldRegistrationController.java
+++ b/spring-security-login-and-registration/src/main/java/org/baeldung/web/controller/OldRegistrationController.java
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ import org.springframework.security.core.context.SecurityContextHolder;
 import org.springframework.security.core.userdetails.UserDetailsService;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Controller;
 import org.springframework.ui.Model;
-import org.springframework.validation.BindingResult;
 import org.springframework.validation.Errors;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ModelAttribute;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
@@ -102,25 +101,22 @@ public class OldRegistrationController {
     }
 
     @RequestMapping(value = "/user/registration", method = RequestMethod.POST)
-    public ModelAndView registerUserAccount(@ModelAttribute("user") @Valid final UserDto accountDto, final BindingResult result, final HttpServletRequest request, final Errors errors) {
-        LOGGER.debug("Registering user account with information: {}", accountDto);
-        if (result.hasErrors()) {
-            return new ModelAndView("registration", "user", accountDto);
-        }
+    public ModelAndView registerUserAccount(@ModelAttribute("user") @Valid final UserDto userDto, final HttpServletRequest request, final Errors errors) {
+        LOGGER.debug("Registering user account with information: {}", userDto);
 
-        final User registered = createUserAccount(accountDto);
+        final User registered = createUserAccount(userDto);
         if (registered == null) {
-            result.rejectValue("email", "message.regError");
-            return new ModelAndView("registration", "user", accountDto);
+            // result.rejectValue("email", "message.regError");
+            return new ModelAndView("registration", "user", userDto);
         }
         try {
             final String appUrl = "http://" + request.getServerName() + ":" + request.getServerPort() + request.getContextPath();
             eventPublisher.publishEvent(new OnRegistrationCompleteEvent(registered, request.getLocale(), appUrl));
         } catch (final Exception ex) {
             LOGGER.warn("Unable to register user", ex);
-            return new ModelAndView("emailError", "user", accountDto);
+            return new ModelAndView("emailError", "user", userDto);
         }
-        return new ModelAndView("successRegister", "user", accountDto);
+        return new ModelAndView("successRegister", "user", userDto);
     }
 
     @RequestMapping(value = "/user/resendRegistrationToken", method = RequestMethod.GET)
diff --git a/spring-security-login-and-registration/src/main/java/org/baeldung/web/error/RestResponseEntityExceptionHandler.java b/spring-security-login-and-registration/src/main/java/org/baeldung/web/error/RestResponseEntityExceptionHandler.java
index 5f559bbfc1..2c220f40e0 100644
--- a/spring-security-login-and-registration/src/main/java/org/baeldung/web/error/RestResponseEntityExceptionHandler.java
+++ b/spring-security-login-and-registration/src/main/java/org/baeldung/web/error/RestResponseEntityExceptionHandler.java
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ public class RestResponseEntityExceptionHandler extends ResponseEntityExceptionH
 
     // 400
     @Override
-    protected ResponseEntity<Object> handleMethodArgumentNotValid(MethodArgumentNotValidException ex, HttpHeaders headers, HttpStatus status, WebRequest request) {
+    protected ResponseEntity<Object> handleMethodArgumentNotValid(final MethodArgumentNotValidException ex, final HttpHeaders headers, final HttpStatus status, final WebRequest request) {
         logger.error("400 Status Code", ex);
-        BindingResult result = ex.getBindingResult();
+        final BindingResult result = ex.getBindingResult();
         final GenericResponse bodyOfResponse = new GenericResponse(result.getFieldErrors(), result.getGlobalErrors());
         return handleExceptionInternal(ex, bodyOfResponse, new HttpHeaders(), HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST, request);
     }
@@ -48,14 +48,14 @@ public class RestResponseEntityExceptionHandler extends ResponseEntityExceptionH
     public ResponseEntity<Object> handleMail(final RuntimeException ex, final WebRequest request) {
         logger.error("500 Status Code", ex);
         final GenericResponse bodyOfResponse = new GenericResponse(messages.getMessage("message.email.config.error", null, request.getLocale()), "MailError");
-        return handleExceptionInternal(ex, bodyOfResponse, new HttpHeaders(), HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND, request);
+        return handleExceptionInternal(ex, bodyOfResponse, new HttpHeaders(), HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, request);
     }
 
     @ExceptionHandler({ Exception.class })
     public ResponseEntity<Object> handleInternal(final RuntimeException ex, final WebRequest request) {
         logger.error("500 Status Code", ex);
         final GenericResponse bodyOfResponse = new GenericResponse(messages.getMessage("message.error", null, request.getLocale()), "InternalError");
-        return handleExceptionInternal(ex, bodyOfResponse, new HttpHeaders(), HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND, request);
+        return handleExceptionInternal(ex, bodyOfResponse, new HttpHeaders(), HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, request);
     }
 
 }