diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/views/freemarker/FreemarkerManager.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/views/freemarker/FreemarkerManager.java
index 6f0594769b..d3a90d4f25 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/views/freemarker/FreemarkerManager.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/views/freemarker/FreemarkerManager.java
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ protected Configuration createConfiguration(ServletContext servletContext) throw
     }
 
     protected Version getFreemarkerVersion(ServletContext servletContext) {
-        Version incompatibleImprovements = Configuration.VERSION_2_3_28;
+        Version incompatibleImprovements = Configuration.VERSION_2_3_33;
 
         String incompatibleImprovementsParam = servletContext.getInitParameter("freemarker." + Configuration.INCOMPATIBLE_IMPROVEMENTS_KEY_SNAKE_CASE);
         if (incompatibleImprovementsParam != null) {
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/struts2/components/UIBeanTest.java b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/struts2/components/UIBeanTest.java
index dfacfeea33..680fb115db 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/struts2/components/UIBeanTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/struts2/components/UIBeanTest.java
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ public void testNonceOfInvalidSession() {
         DoubleSelect dblSelect = new DoubleSelect(stack, req, res);
         dblSelect.evaluateParams();
 
-        assertNull(dblSelect.getParameters().get("nonce"));
+        assertNull(dblSelect.getAttributes().get("nonce"));
     }
 
     public void testSetNullUiStaticContentPath() {
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/struts2/views/freemarker/FreemarkerManagerTest.java b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/struts2/views/freemarker/FreemarkerManagerTest.java
index f582b76e5b..15c0cbcee9 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/struts2/views/freemarker/FreemarkerManagerTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/struts2/views/freemarker/FreemarkerManagerTest.java
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public void testTemplateLoaderBaseOnFile() throws Exception {
         servletContext.setAttribute(FreemarkerManager.CONFIG_SERVLET_CONTEXT_KEY, null);
 
         String tmpPath = "file://" + FileUtils.getTempDirectoryPath();
-        
+
         // when
         manager.load(servletContext, tmpPath);
 
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public void testIncompatibleImprovementsByOverriding() throws Exception {
         FreemarkerManager manager = new FreemarkerManager() {
             @Override
             protected Version getFreemarkerVersion(ServletContext servletContext) {
-                return Configuration.VERSION_2_3_0;
+                return Configuration.VERSION_2_3_33;
             }
         };
         container.inject(manager);
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ protected Version getFreemarkerVersion(ServletContext servletContext) {
         manager.init(servletContext);
 
         // then
-        assertEquals(Configuration.VERSION_2_3_0, manager.config.getIncompatibleImprovements());
+        assertEquals(Configuration.VERSION_2_3_33, manager.config.getIncompatibleImprovements());
     }
 
     public void testIncompatibleImprovementsWithTemplate() throws Exception {
@@ -91,18 +91,19 @@ public void testIncompatibleImprovementsWithTemplate() throws Exception {
 
         // when
         Writer out = new StringWriter();
-        Map<String, String> model = new HashMap<>();                         
+        Map<String, String> model = new HashMap<>();
         model.put("error", "It's an error message");
 
         tpl.process(model, out);
 
         // then
+        assertEquals(Configuration.VERSION_2_3_33, configuration.getIncompatibleImprovements());
         assertEquals("<input type=\"text\" onclick=\"this.alert('It&#39;s an error message')\"/>", out.toString());
     }
 
     public void testIncompatibleImprovementsByServletContext() throws Exception {
         // given
-        servletContext.setInitParameter("freemarker.incompatible_improvements", "2.3.0");
+        servletContext.setInitParameter("freemarker.incompatible_improvements", "2.3.32");
         FreemarkerManager manager = new FreemarkerManager();
         container.inject(manager);
 
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ public void testIncompatibleImprovementsByServletContext() throws Exception {
         manager.init(servletContext);
 
         // then
-        assertEquals(Configuration.VERSION_2_3_0, manager.config.getIncompatibleImprovements());
+        assertEquals(Configuration.VERSION_2_3_32, manager.config.getIncompatibleImprovements());
     }
 }
 
@@ -119,5 +120,5 @@ class DummyFreemarkerManager extends FreemarkerManager {
     public void load(StrutsMockServletContext servletContext, String path) {
         createTemplateLoader(servletContext, path);
     }
-    
+
 }