diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 40b878d..12ac647 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-node_modules/
\ No newline at end of file
+node_modules/
+.DS_Store
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ef0e078..815eef4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ This code is an example to create secured routes in AngularJS. To have more deta
 
 To run this example: 
 1. `npm install`
-2. `node app.js`
+2. `node index.js`
diff --git a/app.js b/index.js
similarity index 79%
rename from app.js
rename to index.js
index dfe9967..61dda93 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@ var path = require('path');
 var passport = require('passport');
 var LocalStrategy = require('passport-local').Strategy;
 
+let bodyParser      = require('body-parser');
+let cookieParser    = require('cookie-parser');
+let session         = require('express-session');
+let methodOverride  = require('method-override');
+let errorHandler    = require('errorhandler');
+let morgan          = require('morgan');
+
 //==================================================================
 // Define the strategy to be used by PassportJS
 passport.use(new LocalStrategy(
@@ -37,23 +44,27 @@ var auth = function(req, res, next){
 var app = express();
 
 // all environments
-app.set('port', process.env.PORT || 3000);
+app.set('port', process.env.PORT || 8000);
 app.set('views', __dirname + '/views');
 app.set('view engine', 'ejs');
-app.use(express.favicon());
-app.use(express.logger('dev'));
-app.use(express.cookieParser()); 
-app.use(express.bodyParser());
-app.use(express.methodOverride());
-app.use(express.session({ secret: 'securedsession' }));
+// app.use(express.favicon());
+app.use(morgan('dev'));
+app.use(cookieParser()); 
+app.use(bodyParser.json());
+app.use(methodOverride());
+app.use(session({ 
+  secret: 'securedsession',
+  resave: false,
+  saveUninitialized: false
+}));
 app.use(passport.initialize()); // Add passport initialization
 app.use(passport.session());    // Add passport initialization
-app.use(app.router);
+// app.use(app.router);
 app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, 'public')));
 
 // development only
 if ('development' == app.get('env')) {
-  app.use(express.errorHandler());
+  app.use(errorHandler());
 }
 
 //==================================================================
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a567e68..c8a4725 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,14 +1,20 @@
 {
   "name": "AuthenticationInAngularJS",
-  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "version": "0.0.2",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
-    "start": "node app.js"
+    "start": "node index.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "express": "3.3.5",
+    "body-parser": "^1.15.2",
+    "cookie-parser": "^1.4.3",
     "ejs": "*",
+    "errorhandler": "^1.4.3",
+    "express": "*",
+    "express-session": "^1.14.1",
+    "method-override": "^2.3.6",
+    "morgan": "^1.7.0",
     "passport": "*",
     "passport-local": "*"
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}