diff --git a/basic/jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/samples/jpa/service/PersonService.java b/basic/jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/samples/jpa/service/PersonService.java
index 3647f828..420502ce 100644
--- a/basic/jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/samples/jpa/service/PersonService.java
+++ b/basic/jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/samples/jpa/service/PersonService.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public interface PersonService {
 
 	/**
 	 *
-	 * @return the matching {@link Person} record(S)
+	 * @return the matching {@link Person} record(s)
 	 */
 	@Payload("new java.util.Date()")
 	List<Person> findPeople();
diff --git a/basic/jpa/src/main/resources/META-INF/spring/integration/spring-integration-context.xml b/basic/jpa/src/main/resources/META-INF/spring/integration/spring-integration-context.xml
index 73b5de9b..10133d42 100644
--- a/basic/jpa/src/main/resources/META-INF/spring/integration/spring-integration-context.xml
+++ b/basic/jpa/src/main/resources/META-INF/spring/integration/spring-integration-context.xml
@@ -14,9 +14,7 @@
 		http://www.springframework.org/schema/integration/jpa http://www.springframework.org/schema/integration/jpa/spring-integration-jpa.xsd">
 
 	<int:channel id="createPersonRequestChannel"/>
-	<int:channel id="createPersonReplyChannel"/>
 	<int:channel id="listPeopleRequestChannel"/>
-	<int:channel id="listPeopleReplyChannel"/>
 
 	<int:gateway id="personService"
 		service-interface="org.springframework.integration.samples.jpa.service.PersonService"
@@ -31,11 +29,11 @@
 	</int-jpa:retrieving-outbound-gateway>
 
 	<int-jpa:updating-outbound-gateway entity-manager-factory="entityManagerFactory"
-		request-channel="createPersonRequestChannel">
-		<int-jpa:transactional transaction-manager="transactionManager"/>
+		request-channel="createPersonRequestChannel" >
+		<int-jpa:transactional transaction-manager="transactionManager" />
 	</int-jpa:updating-outbound-gateway>
 
-	<!-- Depending on the selected profile, user can use different JPA Providers -->
+	<!-- Depending on the selected profile, users can use different JPA Providers -->
 
 	<beans profile="default, hibernate">
 		<import resource="classpath:/META-INF/spring/integration/hibernate-context.xml"/>