diff --git a/persistence-modules/java-jpa/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jpa/entity/Student.java b/persistence-modules/java-jpa/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jpa/entity/Student.java
index 6eced20779..17007fa126 100644
--- a/persistence-modules/java-jpa/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jpa/entity/Student.java
+++ b/persistence-modules/java-jpa/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jpa/entity/Student.java
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import javax.persistence.Transient;
 import com.baeldung.util.Gender;
 
 @Entity
-@Table(name="STUD_NAME")
+@Table(name="STUD")
 public class Student {
 
 	@Id
diff --git a/persistence-modules/java-jpa/src/test/java/com/baeldung/jpa/entity/StudentEntityIntegrationTest.java b/persistence-modules/java-jpa/src/test/java/com/baeldung/jpa/entity/StudentEntityIntegrationTest.java
index 2dc5d7c5f2..fdaaba5439 100644
--- a/persistence-modules/java-jpa/src/test/java/com/baeldung/jpa/entity/StudentEntityIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/persistence-modules/java-jpa/src/test/java/com/baeldung/jpa/entity/StudentEntityIntegrationTest.java
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package com.baeldung.jpa.entity;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 
+import java.time.LocalDate;
+import java.time.ZoneId;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.List;
 
@@ -75,9 +77,15 @@ public class StudentEntityIntegrationTest {
 		Student student = new Student();
 		student.setAge(20); // the 'age' field has been annotated with @Transient
 		student.setName("John");
-		student.setBirthDate(new Date());
+		Date date = getDate();
+		student.setBirthDate(date);
 		student.setGender(Gender.MALE);
 		return student;
 	}
 
+	private Date getDate() {
+		LocalDate localDate = LocalDate.of(2008, 7, 20);
+		return Date.from(localDate.atStartOfDay(ZoneId.systemDefault()).toInstant());
+	}
+
 }