diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index afcc6db8d..5c0c892ca 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <properties>
 
         <!-- Generic properties -->
-        <java.version>1.7</java.version>
+        <java.version>1.8</java.version>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/model/ValidatorTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/model/ValidatorTests.java
index b836d0cc2..a0ad30ede 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/model/ValidatorTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/model/ValidatorTests.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 
 import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.concurrent.ThreadLocalRandom;
 
 import javax.validation.ConstraintViolation;
 import javax.validation.Validator;
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ import org.junit.Test;
 import org.springframework.context.i18n.LocaleContextHolder;
 import org.springframework.validation.beanvalidation.LocalValidatorFactoryBean;
 
+
 /**
  * @author Michael Isvy
  *         Simple test to make sure that Bean Validation is working
@@ -42,4 +44,10 @@ public class ValidatorTests {
         assertThat(violation.getMessage()).isEqualTo("may not be empty");
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void iAmFlaky() {
+        Boolean randomResult = ThreadLocalRandom.current().nextBoolean();
+        assertThat(randomResult).isTrue();
+    }
+
 }