diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 85175bb4..939bd6af 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,6 +5,18 @@
   <groupId>com.plivo</groupId>
   <artifactId>plivo-java</artifactId>
   <version>5.9.2</version>
+  <build>
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+        <configuration>
+          <source>8</source>
+          <target>8</target>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
+  </build>
   <name>plivo-java</name>
   <description>A Java SDK to make voice calls &amp; send SMS using Plivo and to generate Plivo XML</description>
   <licenses>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/plivo/api/PlivoClient.java b/src/main/java/com/plivo/api/PlivoClient.java
index 2ef6b241..f5c830c7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/plivo/api/PlivoClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/plivo/api/PlivoClient.java
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@
 public class PlivoClient {
 
   private static SimpleModule simpleModule = new SimpleModule();
-  protected static String BASE_URL = "https://api.plivo.com/v1/";
-  protected static String VOICE_BASE_URL = "https://api.plivo.com/v1/";
-  protected static String VOICE_FALLBACK1_URL = "https://api.plivo.com/v1/";
-  protected static String VOICE_FALLBACK2_URL = "https://api.plivo.com/v1/";
+  protected static String BASE_URL = "https://api-qa.voice.plivodev.com/v1/";
+  protected static String VOICE_BASE_URL = "https://api-qa.voice.plivodev.com/v1/";
+  protected static String VOICE_FALLBACK1_URL = "https://api-qa.voice.plivodev.com/v1/";
+  protected static String VOICE_FALLBACK2_URL = "https://api-qa.voice.plivodev.com/v1/";
   protected static String CALLINSIGHTS_BASE_URL = "https://stats.plivo.com/v1/";
   protected static String LOOKUP_BASE_URL = "https://lookup.plivo.com/v1/";
   private static String version = "Unknown Version";
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/plivo/examples/makeCall.java b/src/main/java/com/plivo/examples/makeCall.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..08aadede
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/plivo/examples/makeCall.java
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package com.plivo.examples;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import com.plivo.api.Plivo;
+import com.plivo.api.exceptions.PlivoRestException;
+import com.plivo.api.models.application.Application;
+import com.plivo.api.models.application.ApplicationCreateResponse;
+
+/**
+ * Example for Application create
+ */
+class ApplicationCreate {
+  public static void main(String [] args) {
+    Plivo.init("MADCHANDRESH02TANK06","OTljNmVmOGVkNGZhNjJlOWIyMWM0ZDI0ZjQwZDdk");
+    try {
+      ApplicationCreateResponse response = Application.creator("AjayTesting1")
+        .create();
+
+      System.out.println(response);
+    } catch (PlivoRestException | IOException e) {
+      e.printStackTrace();
+    }
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/plivo/api/BaseTest.java b/src/test/java/com/plivo/api/BaseTest.java
index 5457284f..941a9234 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/plivo/api/BaseTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/plivo/api/BaseTest.java
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ protected void assertRequest(String method, String format, Map<String, String> p
   }
 
   protected void assertRequestWithPayload(String method, String format, Map<String, Object> payload, Object... objects)
-    throws InterruptedException, UnsupportedEncodingException, JsonProcessingException {
+    throws InterruptedException, IOException {
     RecordedRequest recordedRequest = server.takeRequest();
     JsonNode expectedPayload = mapper.valueToTree(payload);
     JsonNode actualPayload = mapper.readTree(recordedRequest.getBody().readUtf8());