diff --git a/.classpath b/.classpath
index bb67dd4..a49fd93 100644
--- a/.classpath
+++ b/.classpath
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
 		</attributes>
 	</classpathentry>
-	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-1.7">
+	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-1.8">
 		<attributes>
 			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
 		</attributes>
diff --git a/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs b/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
index 443e085..b257af7 100644
--- a/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
+++ b/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 eclipse.preferences.version=1
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.inlineJsrBytecode=enabled
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.targetPlatform=1.7
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.targetPlatform=1.8
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.compliance=1.7
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.assertIdentifier=error
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.enumIdentifier=error
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e2debf6..a4a109c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 	<groupId>org.gcube.portlets.widgets</groupId>
 	<artifactId>invite-friends-widget</artifactId>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
-	<version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<name>gCube Invites widget</name>
 	<description>
 		gCube Invites widget Widget is a GWT Widget that can be used to automatically send invites to VRE users
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 		<gwtVersion>2.7.0</gwtVersion>
 		<distroDirectory>distro</distroDirectory>
 		<maven.compiler.source>1.7</maven.compiler.source>
-		<maven.compiler.target>1.7</maven.compiler.target>
+		<maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 		<project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
 		<liferay.version>6.2.5</liferay.version>
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
 			<artifactId>portlet-api</artifactId>
 			<scope>provided</scope>
 		</dependency>
-			<dependency>
+		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.gcube.dvos</groupId>
 			<artifactId>usermanagement-core</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
 			<artifactId>portal-service</artifactId>
 			<scope>provided</scope>
 		</dependency>
-			<dependency>
+		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
 			<artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
@@ -188,8 +188,8 @@
 				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
 				<version>2.3.2</version>
 				<configuration>
-					<source>1.7</source>
-					<target>1.7</target>
+					<source>${maven.compiler.source}</source>
+					<target>${maven.compiler.target}</target>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
 			<!-- SA Plugin -->
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/inviteswidget/server/InviteServiceImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/inviteswidget/server/InviteServiceImpl.java
index 60dd0f5..04e50df 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/inviteswidget/server/InviteServiceImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/inviteswidget/server/InviteServiceImpl.java
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ public class InviteServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements InviteSer
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public InviteOperationResult sendInvite(String name, String lastName, String email) throws IllegalArgumentException {
-		
-	
 		String lowercaseEmail = email.toLowerCase();
 		String portalUrl = null;
 		String vreDescription  = null;
@@ -38,8 +36,4 @@ public class InviteServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements InviteSer
 		return InvitesManager.getInstance().sendInvite(this.getThreadLocalRequest(), portalSenderEmail, portalUrl, name, lastName, lowercaseEmail, vreDescription);
 	}
 	
-
-	
-
-
 }