diff --git a/biopax-validator-client/pom.xml b/biopax-validator-client/pom.xml
index 7176ba1c..7082908a 100644
--- a/biopax-validator-client/pom.xml
+++ b/biopax-validator-client/pom.xml
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
 			<artifactId>fluent-hc</artifactId>
-			<version>4.5.6</version>
+			<version>4.5.14</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
 			<artifactId>httpmime</artifactId>
-			<version>4.5.6</version>
+			<version>4.5.14</version>
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 
diff --git a/biopax-validator-web/pom.xml b/biopax-validator-web/pom.xml
index 2a273760..23a491b7 100644
--- a/biopax-validator-web/pom.xml
+++ b/biopax-validator-web/pom.xml
@@ -108,6 +108,19 @@
 
   <build>
     <finalName>biopax-validator-web</finalName>
+    <pluginManagement>
+      <plugins>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+          <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+          <configuration>
+            <doclint>none</doclint>
+            <failOnError>false</failOnError>
+            <excludePackageNames>org.biopax.validator.jaxb:org.biopax.validator.api.beans:org.biopax.validator.impl:org.biopax.validator.rules:net.biomodels.*</excludePackageNames>
+          </configuration>
+        </plugin>
+      </plugins>
+    </pluginManagement>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fc24d0c0..532c2bfc 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -290,6 +290,16 @@
           <artifactId>jaxb2-maven-plugin</artifactId>
           <version>2.5.0</version>
         </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+          <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>3.5.0</version>
+          <configuration>
+            <doclint>none</doclint>
+            <failOnError>false</failOnError>
+            <excludePackageNames>org.biopax.validator.jaxb:org.biopax.validator.api.beans:org.biopax.validator.impl:org.biopax.validator.rules:net.biomodels.*</excludePackageNames>
+          </configuration>
+        </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
 
@@ -572,10 +582,11 @@
           <linksource>true</linksource>
           <notimestamp>true</notimestamp>
           <links combine.children="append">
-            <link>http://download.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/</link>
+            <link>http://download.oracle.com/javase/17/docs/api/</link>
           </links>
           <level>public</level>
           <failOnError>false</failOnError>
+          <doclint>none</doclint>
           <excludePackageNames>org.biopax.validator.jaxb:org.biopax.validator.api.beans:org.biopax.validator.impl:org.biopax.validator.rules:net.biomodels.*</excludePackageNames>
         </configuration>
         <reportSets>
diff --git a/validator-core/src/main/java/org/biopax/validator/api/AbstractAspect.java b/validator-core/src/main/java/org/biopax/validator/api/AbstractAspect.java
index 9e592804..d0041373 100644
--- a/validator-core/src/main/java/org/biopax/validator/api/AbstractAspect.java
+++ b/validator-core/src/main/java/org/biopax/validator/api/AbstractAspect.java
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
 public abstract class AbstractAspect {
 	private static final Log log = LogFactory.getLog(AbstractAspect.class);
 
+	/**
+	 * BioPAX Validator instance
+	 */
 	protected Validator validator;
 
 	/**
@@ -72,8 +75,7 @@ public void reportException(Throwable t, Object obj, String errorCode, String re
 			validator.report(obj, errorCode, reportedBy, false, msg.toString());
 		} else {
 			log.error("validator is null; skipping " +
-				"an intercepted 'syntax.error': " + msg.toString()
-				+ " reported by: " + reportedBy);
+				"an intercepted 'syntax.error': " + msg + " reported by: " + reportedBy);
 		}
 	}