diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index cdda514d..98b4f932 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@
         <replace file="${build.work}/src/helma/main/Server.java"
             token="__builddate__" value="${TODAY}"/>
         <javac srcdir="${build.work}/src"
-            source="1.5"
-            target="1.5"
+            source="1.4"
+            target="1.4"
             destdir="${build.classes}"
             debug="${debug}"
             deprecation="${deprecation}"
diff --git a/src/helma/framework/core/Application.java b/src/helma/framework/core/Application.java
index 61162e17..c214d050 100644
--- a/src/helma/framework/core/Application.java
+++ b/src/helma/framework/core/Application.java
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ public final class Application implements Runnable {
     ThreadGroup threadgroup;
 
     // threadlocal variable for the current RequestEvaluator
-    ThreadLocal<RequestEvaluator> currentEvaluator = new ThreadLocal<RequestEvaluator>();
+    ThreadLocal currentEvaluator = new ThreadLocal();
 
     // Map of requesttrans -> active requestevaluators
     Hashtable activeRequests;
diff --git a/src/helma/main/ApplicationManager.java b/src/helma/main/ApplicationManager.java
index a690eb1a..edef65ad 100644
--- a/src/helma/main/ApplicationManager.java
+++ b/src/helma/main/ApplicationManager.java
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ public class ApplicationManager implements XmlRpcHandler {
             ignoreDirs = conf.getProperty("ignore");
 
             // read and configure app repositories
-            ArrayList<Repository> repositoryList = new ArrayList<Repository>();
+            ArrayList repositoryList = new ArrayList();
             Class[] parameters = { String.class };
             for (int i = 0; true; i++) {
                 String repositoryArgs = conf.getProperty("repository." + i);
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ public class ApplicationManager implements XmlRpcHandler {
                     try {
                         Repository newRepository = (Repository) Class.forName(repositoryImpl)
                                 .getConstructor(parameters)
-                                .newInstance(repositoryArgs);
+                                .newInstance(new Object[] {repositoryArgs});
                         repositoryList.add(newRepository);
                     } catch (Exception ex) {
                         getLogger().error("Adding repository " + repositoryArgs + " failed. " +
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ public class ApplicationManager implements XmlRpcHandler {
                         new File(server.getAppsHome(), appName)));
             }
             repositories = new Repository[repositoryList.size()];
-            repositories = repositoryList.toArray(repositories);
+            repositories = (Repository[]) repositoryList.toArray(repositories);
         }
 
 
diff --git a/src/helma/objectmodel/db/Transactor.java b/src/helma/objectmodel/db/Transactor.java
index f333d6a1..15b0f181 100644
--- a/src/helma/objectmodel/db/Transactor.java
+++ b/src/helma/objectmodel/db/Transactor.java
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public class Transactor {
     // the thread we're associated with
     private Thread thread;
 
-    private static final ThreadLocal <Transactor> txtor = new ThreadLocal <Transactor> ();
+    private static final ThreadLocal txtor = new ThreadLocal();
 
     /**
      * Creates a new Transactor object.
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public class Transactor {
      * @return the transactor associated with the current thread
      */
     public static Transactor getInstance() {
-        return txtor.get();
+        return (Transactor) txtor.get();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public class Transactor {
      * @throws IllegalStateException if no transactor is associated with the current thread
      */
     public static Transactor getInstanceOrFail() throws IllegalStateException {
-        Transactor tx = txtor.get();
+        Transactor tx = (Transactor) txtor.get();
         if (tx == null)
             throw new IllegalStateException("Operation requires a Transactor, " +
                 "but current thread does not have one.");
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ public class Transactor {
      * @return the transactor associated with the current thread
      */
     public static Transactor getInstance(NodeManager nmgr) {
-        Transactor t = txtor.get();
+        Transactor t = (Transactor) txtor.get();
         if (t == null) {
             t = new Transactor(nmgr);
             txtor.set(t);
diff --git a/src/helma/servlet/StandaloneServletClient.java b/src/helma/servlet/StandaloneServletClient.java
index d31e0ce0..40a6f4d3 100644
--- a/src/helma/servlet/StandaloneServletClient.java
+++ b/src/helma/servlet/StandaloneServletClient.java
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public final class StandaloneServletClient extends AbstractServletClient {
         }
 
         Class[] parameters = { String.class };
-        ArrayList<Repository> repositoryList = new ArrayList<Repository>();
+        ArrayList repositoryList = new ArrayList();
 
         for (int i = 0; true; i++) {
             String repositoryArgs = init.getInitParameter("repository." + i);
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public final class StandaloneServletClient extends AbstractServletClient {
                 try {
                     Repository newRepository = (Repository) Class.forName(repositoryImpl)
                         .getConstructor(parameters)
-                        .newInstance(repositoryArgs);
+                        .newInstance(new Object[] {repositoryArgs});
                     repositoryList.add(newRepository);
                     log("adding repository: " + repositoryArgs);
                 } catch (Exception ex) {
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ public final class StandaloneServletClient extends AbstractServletClient {
         }
 
         repositories = new Repository[repositoryList.size()];
-        repositories = repositoryList.toArray(repositories);
+        repositories = (Repository[]) repositoryList.toArray(repositories);
 
     }