diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 91427e1f..f20db7e1 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #
 APP_NAME="express-typescript-boilerplate"
 APP_ENV="local"
-APP_HOST="http://localhost:3000"
+APP_HOST="http://localhost"
 APP_URL_PREFIX="/api"
 APP_PORT=3000
 
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 54dac591..ebc35194 100755
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 language: node_js
 node_js:
-  - "7.7.3"
+  - "8.2.1"
 install:
   - yarn install
 scripts:
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 6f1e255d..ae3301ff 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 environment:
-  nodejs_version: "7"
+  nodejs_version: "8"
 
 install:
   - ps: Install-Product node $env:nodejs_version
diff --git a/package-scripts.js b/package-scripts.js
index cf7f22e4..87a7c0dc 100644
--- a/package-scripts.js
+++ b/package-scripts.js
@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@ module.exports = {
                     )
                 },
                 pretest: {
-                    script: './node_modules/.bin/tslint -c ./tslint.json -t stylish "./test/unit/**/*.ts"'
+                    script: '\"./node_modules/.bin/tslint\" -c ./tslint.json -t stylish "./test/unit/**/*.ts"'
                 },
                 run: {
-                    script: './node_modules/.bin/cross-env NODE_ENV=test \"./node_modules/.bin/jest\" --testPathPattern=unit'
+                    script: '\"./node_modules/.bin/cross-env\" NODE_ENV=test \"./node_modules/.bin/jest\" --testPathPattern=unit'
                 },
                 verbose: {
                     script: 'nps "test --verbose"'
@@ -75,14 +75,14 @@ module.exports = {
                     )
                 },
                 pretest: {
-                    script: './node_modules/.bin/tslint -c ./tslint.json -t stylish "./test/e2e/**/*.ts"'
+                    script: '\"./node_modules/.bin/tslint\" -c ./tslint.json -t stylish "./test/e2e/**/*.ts"'
                 },
                 verbose: {
                     script: 'nps "test.e2e --verbose"'
                 },
                 run: series(
                     `wait-on --timeout 120000 http-get://localhost:3000/api/info`,
-                    './node_modules/.bin/cross-env NODE_ENV=test \"./node_modules/.bin/jest\" --testPathPattern=e2e -i'
+                    '\"./node_modules/.bin/cross-env\" NODE_ENV=test \"./node_modules/.bin/jest\" --testPathPattern=e2e -i'
                 ),
             }
         },
@@ -90,13 +90,13 @@ module.exports = {
          * Runs TSLint over your project
          */
         lint: {
-            script: `./node_modules/.bin/tslint -c ./tslint.json -p tsconfig.json 'src/**/*.ts' --format stylish`
+            script: `"./node_modules/.bin/tslint" -c ./tslint.json -p tsconfig.json 'src/**/*.ts' --format stylish`
         },
         /**
          * Transpile your app into javascript
          */
         transpile: {
-            script: `./node_modules/.bin/tsc`
+            script: `"./node_modules/.bin/tsc"`
         },
         /**
          * Clean files and folders
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ module.exports = {
                 script: series(`nps banner.clean`, `nps clean.dist`)
             },
             dist: {
-                script: `./node_modules/.bin/trash './dist'`
+                script: `"./node_modules/.bin/trash" './dist'`
             }
         },
         /**
@@ -178,11 +178,11 @@ function banner(name) {
 }
 
 function copy(source, target) {
-    return `./node_modules/.bin/copyup ${source} ${target}`
+    return `"./node_modules/.bin/copyup" ${source} ${target}`
 }
 
 function run(path) {
-    return `./node_modules/.bin/ts-node ${path}`
+    return `"./node_modules/.bin/ts-node" ${path}`
 }
 
 function runFast(path) {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b2b64b55..d8cd9ab7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "description": "A delightful way to building a RESTful API with NodeJs & TypeScript",
   "main": "src/app.ts",
   "engines": {
-    "node": "8.2.1"
+    "node": ">= 6.9.1"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "start": "node dist/app.js",
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
     "helmet": "^3.9.0",
     "inquirer": "^3.3.0",
     "inversify": "^4.5.0",
-    "inversify-express-utils": "^4.1.0",
+    "inversify-express-utils": "^4.2.2",
     "jsonwebtoken": "^8.1.0",
     "knex": "^0.13.0",
     "lodash": "^4.17.4",
diff --git a/src/api/middlewares/AuthenticateMiddleware.ts b/src/api/middlewares/AuthenticateMiddleware.ts
index 4621d4b6..ef49430f 100644
--- a/src/api/middlewares/AuthenticateMiddleware.ts
+++ b/src/api/middlewares/AuthenticateMiddleware.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,17 @@
-import { inject, named } from 'inversify';
+import {inject, named} from 'inversify';
 import * as Request from 'request';
-import { Logger as LoggerType } from '../../core/Logger';
-import { Types, Core } from '../../constants';
-import { events } from '../../core/api/events';
-import { UserAuthenticatedListener } from '../listeners/user/UserAuthenticatedListener';
+import {Logger as LoggerType} from '../../core/Logger';
+import {Types, Core} from '../../constants';
+import {events} from '../../core/api/events';
+import {UserAuthenticatedListener} from '../listeners/user/UserAuthenticatedListener';
 
 
 export class AuthenticateMiddleware implements interfaces.Middleware {
 
     public log: LoggerType;
 
-    constructor(
-        @inject(Types.Core) @named(Core.Logger) Logger: typeof LoggerType,
-        @inject(Types.Lib) @named('request') private request: typeof Request
-    ) {
+    constructor(@inject(Types.Core) @named(Core.Logger) Logger: typeof LoggerType,
+                @inject(Types.Lib) @named('request') private request: typeof Request) {
         this.log = new Logger(__filename);
     }
 
@@ -57,7 +55,7 @@ export class AuthenticateMiddleware implements interfaces.Middleware {
     }
 
     private getToken(req: myExpress.Request): string | null {
-        const authorization = req.headers.authorization;
+        const authorization: string = req.headers.authorization as string;
 
         // Retrieve the token form the Authorization header
         if (authorization && authorization.split(' ')[0] === 'Bearer') {
diff --git a/src/config/Database.ts b/src/config/Database.ts
index eb7d95a1..b4aaf1e4 100755
--- a/src/config/Database.ts
+++ b/src/config/Database.ts
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ export const DatabaseConfig = {
     client: process.env.DB_CLIENT,
     connection: process.env.DB_CONNECTION,
     pool: {
-        min: parseInt(process.env.DB_POOL_MIN, 10),
-        max: parseInt(process.env.DB_POOL_MAX, 10)
+        min: parseInt(process.env.DB_POOL_MIN as string, 10),
+        max: parseInt(process.env.DB_POOL_MAX as string, 10)
     },
     migrations: {
         directory: process.env.DB_MIGRATION_DIR,
diff --git a/src/config/LoggerConfig.ts b/src/config/LoggerConfig.ts
index 320674fe..2f34bc73 100644
--- a/src/config/LoggerConfig.ts
+++ b/src/config/LoggerConfig.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ import { Configurable } from '../core/App';
 export class LoggerConfig implements Configurable {
     public configure(): void {
         Logger.addAdapter('winston', WinstonAdapter);
-        Logger.setAdapter(process.env.LOG_ADAPTER);
+        Logger.setAdapter(process.env.LOG_ADAPTER as string);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/console/templates/seed.hbs b/src/console/templates/seed.hbs
index 6282d301..f5903c41 100644
--- a/src/console/templates/seed.hbs
+++ b/src/console/templates/seed.hbs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import 'reflect-metadata';
 import * as Knex from 'knex';
 
 import { Factory } from '../factories';
diff --git a/src/core/ApiInfo.ts b/src/core/ApiInfo.ts
index 23edecac..358728b8 100644
--- a/src/core/ApiInfo.ts
+++ b/src/core/ApiInfo.ts
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ import { ApiMonitor } from './ApiMonitor';
 export class ApiInfo {
 
     public static getRoute(): string {
-        return process.env.APP_URL_PREFIX + process.env.API_INFO_ROUTE;
+        return process.env.APP_URL_PREFIX as string + process.env.API_INFO_ROUTE;
     }
 
     public setup(application: express.Application): void {
-        if (Environment.isTruthy(process.env.API_INFO_ENABLED)) {
+        if (Environment.isTruthy(process.env.API_INFO_ENABLED as string)) {
             application.get(
                 ApiInfo.getRoute(),
                 // @ts-ignore: False type definitions from express
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ export class ApiInfo {
                     const links = {
                         links: {}
                     };
-                    if (Environment.isTruthy(process.env.SWAGGER_ENABLED)) {
+                    if (Environment.isTruthy(process.env.SWAGGER_ENABLED as string)) {
                         links.links['swagger'] =
                             `${application.get('host')}${SwaggerUI.getRoute()}`;
                     }
-                    if (Environment.isTruthy(process.env.MONITOR_ENABLED)) {
+                    if (Environment.isTruthy(process.env.MONITOR_ENABLED as string)) {
                         links.links['monitor'] =
                             `${application.get('host')}${ApiMonitor.getRoute()}`;
                     }
diff --git a/src/core/ApiMonitor.ts b/src/core/ApiMonitor.ts
index c9dd020e..9ee0d491 100644
--- a/src/core/ApiMonitor.ts
+++ b/src/core/ApiMonitor.ts
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ import { BasicAuthentication } from './BasicAuthentication';
 export class ApiMonitor {
 
     public static getRoute(): string {
-        return process.env.MONITOR_ROUTE;
+        return process.env.MONITOR_ROUTE as string;
     }
 
     public setup(app: express.Application): void {
-        if (Environment.isTruthy(process.env.MONITOR_ENABLED)) {
+        if (Environment.isTruthy(process.env.MONITOR_ENABLED as string)) {
             app.use(monitor());
             app.get(ApiMonitor.getRoute(), BasicAuthentication(), monitor().pageRoute);
         }
diff --git a/src/core/BasicAuthentication.ts b/src/core/BasicAuthentication.ts
index 61584b89..5da6c2df 100644
--- a/src/core/BasicAuthentication.ts
+++ b/src/core/BasicAuthentication.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import * as basicAuth from 'express-basic-auth';
 export const BasicAuthentication = (): any => {
     return basicAuth({
         users: {
-            [process.env.APP_BASIC_USER]: process.env.APP_BASIC_PASSWORD
+            [process.env.APP_BASIC_USER as string]: process.env.APP_BASIC_PASSWORD as string
         },
         challenge: true
     });
diff --git a/src/core/Bootstrap.ts b/src/core/Bootstrap.ts
index 363d536c..c81ef74f 100644
--- a/src/core/Bootstrap.ts
+++ b/src/core/Bootstrap.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export class Bootstrap {
 
     public setupInversifyExpressServer(app: express.Application, ioc: IoC): InversifyExpressServer {
         const inversifyExpressServer = new InversifyExpressServer(ioc.container, undefined, {
-            rootPath: process.env.APP_URL_PREFIX
+            rootPath: process.env.APP_URL_PREFIX as string
         }, app);
         // @ts-ignore: False type definitions from express
         inversifyExpressServer.setConfig((a) => a.use(extendExpressResponse));
diff --git a/src/core/Server.ts b/src/core/Server.ts
index 2506dadc..2f66176f 100644
--- a/src/core/Server.ts
+++ b/src/core/Server.ts
@@ -72,13 +72,13 @@ export class Server {
         this.log.debug(`Environment  : ${Environment.getNodeEnv()}`);
         this.log.debug(`Version      : ${Environment.getPkg().version}`);
         this.log.debug(``);
-        if (Environment.isTruthy(process.env.API_INFO_ENABLED)) {
+        if (Environment.isTruthy(process.env.API_INFO_ENABLED as string)) {
             this.log.debug(`API Info     : ${app.get('host')}${ApiInfo.getRoute()}`);
         }
-        if (Environment.isTruthy(process.env.SWAGGER_ENABLED)) {
+        if (Environment.isTruthy(process.env.SWAGGER_ENABLED as string)) {
             this.log.debug(`Swagger      : ${app.get('host')}${SwaggerUI.getRoute()}`);
         }
-        if (Environment.isTruthy(process.env.MONITOR_ENABLED)) {
+        if (Environment.isTruthy(process.env.MONITOR_ENABLED as string)) {
             this.log.debug(`Monitor      : ${app.get('host')}${ApiMonitor.getRoute()}`);
         }
         this.log.debug('-------------------------------------------------------');
diff --git a/src/core/SwaggerUI.ts b/src/core/SwaggerUI.ts
index eac1eef9..a6c26cbf 100644
--- a/src/core/SwaggerUI.ts
+++ b/src/core/SwaggerUI.ts
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@ import { BasicAuthentication } from './BasicAuthentication';
 export class SwaggerUI {
 
     public static getRoute(): string {
-        return process.env.SWAGGER_ROUTE;
+        return process.env.SWAGGER_ROUTE as string;
     }
 
     public setup(app: express.Application): void {
-        if (Environment.isTruthy(process.env.SWAGGER_ENABLED)) {
+        if (Environment.isTruthy(process.env.SWAGGER_ENABLED as string)) {
             const baseFolder = __dirname.indexOf(`${path.sep}src${path.sep}`) >= 0 ? `${path.sep}src${path.sep}` : `${path.sep}dist${path.sep}`;
             const basePath = __dirname.substring(0, __dirname.indexOf(baseFolder));
-            const swaggerFile = require(path.join(basePath, process.env.SWAGGER_FILE));
+            const swaggerFile = require(path.join(basePath, process.env.SWAGGER_FILE as string));
             const packageJson = require(path.join(basePath, 'package.json'));
 
             // Add npm infos to the swagger doc
diff --git a/src/database/seeds/create_users.ts b/src/database/seeds/create_users.ts
index f775cc0c..f3eaf4d4 100644
--- a/src/database/seeds/create_users.ts
+++ b/src/database/seeds/create_users.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
+import 'reflect-metadata';
 import * as Knex from 'knex';
 
 import { Factory } from '../factories';
 import { User } from '../../api/models/User';
 
-
 exports.seed = async (db: Knex) => {
     const factory = Factory.getInstance();
     await factory.get(User)
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index d962c7fa..61331778 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2309,7 +2309,7 @@ invariant@^2.2.2:
   dependencies:
     loose-envify "^1.0.0"
 
-inversify-express-utils@^4.1.0:
+inversify-express-utils@^4.2.2:
   version "4.2.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/inversify-express-utils/-/inversify-express-utils-4.2.2.tgz#dd0a733cfdc7250a09132f7e694afd928ede6583"
   dependencies: