diff --git a/testing-modules/load-testing-comparison/pom.xml b/testing-modules/load-testing-comparison/pom.xml
index 55e94379db..4c237aeb75 100644
--- a/testing-modules/load-testing-comparison/pom.xml
+++ b/testing-modules/load-testing-comparison/pom.xml
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
             <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
-            <version>${jackson.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
@@ -72,7 +71,6 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
                 <artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.0.5.RELEASE</version>
             </plugin>
             <!--<plugin>-->
             <!--<groupId>net.alchim31.maven</groupId>-->
diff --git a/testing-modules/load-testing-comparison/src/main/java/com/baeldung/loadtesting/model/CustomerRewardsAccount.java b/testing-modules/load-testing-comparison/src/main/java/com/baeldung/loadtesting/model/CustomerRewardsAccount.java
index 0599020700..4d92c93fcb 100644
--- a/testing-modules/load-testing-comparison/src/main/java/com/baeldung/loadtesting/model/CustomerRewardsAccount.java
+++ b/testing-modules/load-testing-comparison/src/main/java/com/baeldung/loadtesting/model/CustomerRewardsAccount.java
@@ -4,8 +4,11 @@ import javax.persistence.Entity;
 import javax.persistence.GeneratedValue;
 import javax.persistence.GenerationType;
 import javax.persistence.Id;
+import javax.persistence.Index;
+import javax.persistence.Table;
 
 @Entity
+@Table(indexes = {@Index(columnList="customerId")})
 public class CustomerRewardsAccount {
 
     @Id
diff --git a/testing-modules/load-testing-comparison/src/main/java/com/baeldung/loadtesting/model/Transaction.java b/testing-modules/load-testing-comparison/src/main/java/com/baeldung/loadtesting/model/Transaction.java
index 1a6e0d4360..6e2fb39cc6 100644
--- a/testing-modules/load-testing-comparison/src/main/java/com/baeldung/loadtesting/model/Transaction.java
+++ b/testing-modules/load-testing-comparison/src/main/java/com/baeldung/loadtesting/model/Transaction.java
@@ -4,10 +4,14 @@ import javax.persistence.Entity;
 import javax.persistence.GeneratedValue;
 import javax.persistence.GenerationType;
 import javax.persistence.Id;
+import javax.persistence.Index;
+import javax.persistence.Table;
+
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.Calendar;
 
 @Entity
+@Table(indexes = {@Index(columnList="customerRewardsId")})
 public class Transaction {
 
     @Id
diff --git a/testing-modules/load-testing-comparison/src/main/resources/application.properties b/testing-modules/load-testing-comparison/src/main/resources/application.properties
index 424d3d0290..e2c8cb1879 100644
--- a/testing-modules/load-testing-comparison/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/testing-modules/load-testing-comparison/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ spring.h2.console.enabled=true
 spring.datasource.url=jdbc:h2:mem:testdb
 spring.datasource.driverClassName=org.h2.Driver
 spring.datasource.username=sa
-spring.datasource.password=password
+spring.datasource.password=
 spring.jpa.database-platform=org.hibernate.dialect.H2Dialect