diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 4f6cc8d..8b44ebd 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,25 +1,24 @@
-language: scala
 sudo: false
+language: scala
 jdk:
-  - oraclejdk8
-# This skips the install step.
-# See https://docs.travis-ci.com/user/customizing-the-build#Skipping-the-Installation-Ste
+- openjdk8
+- openjdk11
 install: true
-script: $SCRIPT
-env:
-  matrix:
-    - SCRIPT="mvn test -B"
+script: mvn test -B
+
+matrix:
+  allow_failures:
+    - jdk: openjdk11
+  fast_finish: true
+
 cache:
   directories:
     - $HOME/.m2
-    - $HOME/.ivy2/cache
     - $HOME/.nvm
+
 before_cache:
-  # Ensure changes to the cache aren't persisted
   - rm -rf $HOME/.m2/repository/com/lightbend/lagom/sample/chirper
-  - rm -rf $HOME/.ivy2/cache/com/lightbend/lagom/sample/chirper
-  # Delete all ivydata files since ivy touches them on each build
-  - find $HOME/.ivy2/cache -name "ivydata-*.properties" | xargs rm
+
 notifications:
   webhooks:
     urls:
diff --git a/chirp-impl/src/test/java/sample/chirper/chirp/impl/ChirpTimelineEntityTest.java b/chirp-impl/src/test/java/sample/chirper/chirp/impl/ChirpTimelineEntityTest.java
index d9d8c22..90a5577 100644
--- a/chirp-impl/src/test/java/sample/chirper/chirp/impl/ChirpTimelineEntityTest.java
+++ b/chirp-impl/src/test/java/sample/chirper/chirp/impl/ChirpTimelineEntityTest.java
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import akka.NotUsed;
 import akka.actor.ActorSystem;
 import akka.stream.javadsl.Source;
-import akka.testkit.JavaTestKit;
+import akka.testkit.javadsl.TestKit;
 import com.lightbend.lagom.javadsl.testkit.PersistentEntityTestDriver;
 import org.junit.AfterClass;
 import org.junit.BeforeClass;
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public static void setup() {
 
     @AfterClass
     public static void teardown() {
-        JavaTestKit.shutdownActorSystem(system);
+        TestKit.shutdownActorSystem(system);
         system = null;
     }
 
diff --git a/friend-impl/src/test/java/sample/chirper/friend/impl/FriendEntityTest.java b/friend-impl/src/test/java/sample/chirper/friend/impl/FriendEntityTest.java
index 0bc0d94..9ebd39d 100644
--- a/friend-impl/src/test/java/sample/chirper/friend/impl/FriendEntityTest.java
+++ b/friend-impl/src/test/java/sample/chirper/friend/impl/FriendEntityTest.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Optional;
 
+import akka.testkit.javadsl.TestKit;
 import org.junit.AfterClass;
 import org.junit.BeforeClass;
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -19,7 +20,6 @@
 
 import akka.Done;
 import akka.actor.ActorSystem;
-import akka.testkit.JavaTestKit;
 import sample.chirper.friend.api.User;
 import sample.chirper.friend.impl.FriendCommand.AddFriend;
 import sample.chirper.friend.impl.FriendCommand.CreateUser;
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public static void setup() {
 
   @AfterClass
   public static void teardown() {
-    JavaTestKit.shutdownActorSystem(system);
+    TestKit.shutdownActorSystem(system);
     system = null;
   }
 
diff --git a/front-end/pom.xml b/front-end/pom.xml
index ae92fb8..59c5236 100644
--- a/front-end/pom.xml
+++ b/front-end/pom.xml
@@ -53,11 +53,6 @@
             <artifactId>api-tools_${scala.binary.version}</artifactId>
             <version>${lagom.version}</version>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>com.lightbend.lagom</groupId>
-            <artifactId>lagom-javadsl-client_${scala.binary.version}</artifactId>
-            <version>${lagom.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.lightbend.rp</groupId>
             <artifactId>reactive-lib-akka-cluster-bootstrap_${scala.binary.version}</artifactId>
diff --git a/front-end/src/main/java/router/Routes.java b/front-end/src/main/java/router/Routes.java
index c4cd0da..a8db6de 100644
--- a/front-end/src/main/java/router/Routes.java
+++ b/front-end/src/main/java/router/Routes.java
@@ -54,38 +54,34 @@ public Routes(Application application,
     private Router buildRouter() {
         return this.routingDsl
                 // Index
-                .GET("/").routeTo(application::index)
-                .GET("/signup").routeTo(application::index)
-                .GET("/addFriend").routeTo(application::index)
-                .GET("/users/:id").routeTo(application::userStream)
-                .GET("/cb").routeTo(application::circuitBreaker)
+                .GET("/").routingTo((_req) -> application.index())
+                .GET("/signup").routingTo((_req) -> application.index())
+                .GET("/addFriend").routingTo((_req) -> application.index())
+                .GET("/users/:id").<String>routingTo((_req, userId) -> application.userStream(userId))
+                .GET("/cb").routingTo((_req) -> application.circuitBreaker())
 
                 // Assets
-                .GET("/webjars/_requirejs").routeAsync(() ->
+                .GET("/webjars/_requirejs").routingAsync((req) ->
                         requireJs.setup()
                                 .asJava()
-                                .apply(requestHeader())
+                                .apply(req)
                                 .run(materializer)
                 )
-                .GET("/assets/*file").routeAsync((String file) ->
+                .GET("/assets/*file").<String>routingAsync((req, file) ->
                         assets.at("/public", file, false)
                                 .asJava()
-                                .apply(requestHeader())
+                                .apply(req)
                                 .run(materializer)
                 )
-                .GET("/webjars/*file").routeAsync((String file) ->
+                .GET("/webjars/*file").<String>routingAsync((req, file) ->
                         webJars.at(file)
                                 .asJava()
-                                .apply(requestHeader())
+                                .apply(req)
                                 .run(materializer)
                 )
                 .build().asScala();
     }
 
-    private Http.RequestHeader requestHeader() {
-        return Http.Context.current().request();
-    }
-
     @Override
     public PartialFunction<RequestHeader, Handler> routes() {
         return router.routes();
diff --git a/load-test-impl/src/main/java/sample/chirper/load/impl/LoadTestServiceImpl.java b/load-test-impl/src/main/java/sample/chirper/load/impl/LoadTestServiceImpl.java
index 5fd159e..d2c08b3 100644
--- a/load-test-impl/src/main/java/sample/chirper/load/impl/LoadTestServiceImpl.java
+++ b/load-test-impl/src/main/java/sample/chirper/load/impl/LoadTestServiceImpl.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 import akka.NotUsed;
 import com.lightbend.lagom.javadsl.api.ServiceCall;
+import java.time.Duration;
 import java.time.LocalDate;
 import java.time.ZoneOffset;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -12,11 +13,10 @@
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletionStage;
-import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong;
 import javax.inject.Inject;
-import play.Logger;
-import play.Logger.ALogger;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import sample.chirper.activity.api.ActivityStreamService;
 import sample.chirper.chirp.api.Chirp;
 import sample.chirper.chirp.api.ChirpService;
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 import sample.chirper.friend.api.User;
 import sample.chirper.load.api.LoadTestService;
 import sample.chirper.load.api.TestParams;
-import scala.concurrent.duration.FiniteDuration;
 
 import akka.japi.Pair;
 import akka.stream.Materializer;
@@ -38,7 +37,7 @@ public class LoadTestServiceImpl implements LoadTestService {
   private final ActivityStreamService activityService;
   private final ChirpService chirpService;
   private final Materializer materializer;
-  private final ALogger log = Logger.of(getClass());
+  private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(LoadTestServiceImpl.class);
 
   // to create "unique" user ids we prefix them with this, convenient
   // to not have overlapping user ids when running in dev mode
@@ -114,7 +113,7 @@ public ServiceCall<TestParams, NotUsed> startLoadHeadless() {
     Source<String, ?> writes = Source.from(Arrays.asList(createdUsers, addedFriends, postedChirps))
         .flatMapConcat(s -> s);
 
-    final FiniteDuration interval = FiniteDuration.create(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+    final Duration interval = Duration.ofSeconds(5);
     Source<String, ?> clientsThroughput = Source.tick(interval, interval, "tick")
         .scan(new Throughput(System.nanoTime(), System.nanoTime(), 0, 0), (t, tick) -> {
           long now = System.nanoTime();
@@ -148,7 +147,7 @@ public ServiceCall<TestParams, NotUsed> startLoadHeadless() {
     return Flow.of(NotUsed.class)
       .scan(0, (count, elem) -> count + 1)
       .drop(1)
-      .groupedWithin(1000, FiniteDuration.create(1, TimeUnit.SECONDS))
+      .groupedWithin(1000, Duration.ofSeconds(1))
       .map(list -> list.get(list.size() - 1))
       .map(c -> title + ": " + c);
   }
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fb09d43..a1afe33 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -22,6 +22,24 @@
     </modules>
 
     <build>
+        <pluginManagement>
+            <plugins>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>3.5.1</version>
+                    <configuration>
+                        <source>1.8</source>
+                        <target>1.8</target>
+                        <compilerArgs>
+                            <arg>-parameters</arg>
+                            <arg>-Xlint:all,-options,-path</arg>
+                            <arg>-Werror</arg>
+                        </compilerArgs>
+                    </configuration>
+                </plugin>
+            </plugins>
+        </pluginManagement>
         <plugins>
           <plugin>
           		<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
@@ -53,14 +71,6 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.5.1</version>
-                <configuration>
-                    <source>1.8</source>
-                    <target>1.8</target>
-                    <compilerArgs>
-                        <arg>-parameters</arg>
-                    </compilerArgs>
-                </configuration>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
@@ -138,7 +148,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.webjars</groupId>
                 <artifactId>webjars-play_${scala.binary.version}</artifactId>
-                <version>2.6.3</version>
+                <version>2.7.0-RC3</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.webjars</groupId>
@@ -171,7 +181,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <lagom.version>1.4.9</lagom.version>
+        <lagom.version>1.5.0-RC1</lagom.version>
         <scala.binary.version>2.12</scala.binary.version>
     </properties>