diff --git a/javax-servlets/src/main/java/com/baeldung/model/Employee.java b/javax-servlets/src/main/java/com/baeldung/model/Employee.java
index 9a85a69fff..698a598962 100644
--- a/javax-servlets/src/main/java/com/baeldung/model/Employee.java
+++ b/javax-servlets/src/main/java/com/baeldung/model/Employee.java
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ public class Employee {
 	private int id;
     private String name;
     private String department;
-    private Double salary;
+    private long salary;
 	
-    public Employee(int id, String name, String department, Double salary) {
+    public Employee(int id, String name, String department, long salary) {
 		super();
 		this.id = id;
 		this.name = name;
@@ -61,11 +61,11 @@ public class Employee {
 		this.department = department;
 	}
 	
-    public Double getSalary() {
+    public long getSalary() {
 		return salary;
 	}
 	
-    public void setSalary(Double salary) {
+    public void setSalary(long salary) {
 		this.salary = salary;
 	}
 	
diff --git a/javax-servlets/src/main/java/com/baeldung/servlets/EmployeeServlet.java b/javax-servlets/src/main/java/com/baeldung/servlets/EmployeeServlet.java
index ea82ca5055..dbc1a010f7 100644
--- a/javax-servlets/src/main/java/com/baeldung/servlets/EmployeeServlet.java
+++ b/javax-servlets/src/main/java/com/baeldung/servlets/EmployeeServlet.java
@@ -14,18 +14,15 @@ import com.google.gson.Gson;
 
 @WebServlet(name = "EmployeeServlet", urlPatterns = "/employeeServlet")
 public class EmployeeServlet extends HttpServlet {
+	
+	private Gson gson = new Gson();
 
 	@Override
-	protected void doPost(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response)
+	public void doGet(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response)
 		throws IOException {
 
-		int id = Integer.parseInt(request.getParameter("id"));
-		String name = request.getParameter("name");
-		String department = request.getParameter("department");
-		Double salary = Double.parseDouble(request.getParameter("salary"));
-
-		Employee employee = new Employee(id, name, department, salary);
-		String employeeJsonString = new Gson().toJson(employee);
+		Employee employee = new Employee(1, "Karan", "IT", 5000);
+		String employeeJsonString = this.gson.toJson(employee);
 
 		PrintWriter out = response.getWriter();
 		response.setContentType("application/json");
diff --git a/javax-servlets/src/test/java/com/baeldung/servlets/EmployeeServletIntegrationTest.java b/javax-servlets/src/test/java/com/baeldung/servlets/EmployeeServletIntegrationTest.java
index c96ad0a858..4fe4908075 100644
--- a/javax-servlets/src/test/java/com/baeldung/servlets/EmployeeServletIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/javax-servlets/src/test/java/com/baeldung/servlets/EmployeeServletIntegrationTest.java
@@ -36,21 +36,15 @@ public class EmployeeServletIntegrationTest {
 		int id = 1;
 		String name = "Karan Khanna";
 		String department = "IT";
-		Double salary = 5000.0;
+		long salary = 5000;
 		employee = new Employee(id, name, department, salary);
 
-		//when
-		when(httpServletRequest.getParameter("id")).thenReturn(String.valueOf(id));
-		when(httpServletRequest.getParameter("name")).thenReturn(name);
-		when(httpServletRequest.getParameter("department")).thenReturn(department);
-		when(httpServletRequest.getParameter("salary")).thenReturn(String.valueOf(salary));
-
 		StringWriter sw = new StringWriter();
 		PrintWriter pw = new PrintWriter(sw);
 		when(httpServletResponse.getWriter()).thenReturn(pw);
 
 		EmployeeServlet employeeServlet = new EmployeeServlet();
-		employeeServlet.doPost(httpServletRequest, httpServletResponse);
+		employeeServlet.doGet(httpServletRequest, httpServletResponse);
 
 		String employeeJsonString = sw.getBuffer().toString().trim();
 		Employee fetchedEmployee = new Gson().fromJson(employeeJsonString, Employee.class);