diff --git a/app/services/blog.service.js b/app/services/blog.service.js
index 3047dcceb..fe632e3d6 100644
--- a/app/services/blog.service.js
+++ b/app/services/blog.service.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import X2JS from 'xml2js'
 
       // fetch blog rss feed
       $http.get(CONSTANTS.BLOG_LOCATION)
-        .success(function(data) {
+        .then(function(data) {
           // parse the blog rss feed using x2js
           var parseString = X2JS.parseString
           parseString(data.trim(), function (err, res) {
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@ import X2JS from 'xml2js'
 
             deferred.resolve(result)
           })
-        })
-        .error(function(error) {
+        }, function(error) {
           deferred.reject(error)
         })
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1c9d60547..fec389a11 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     "angular-sanitize": "^1.4.9",
     "angular-storage": "0.0.13",
     "angular-touch": "^1.4.9",
-    "angular-ui-router": "^0.2.16",
+    "angular-ui-router": "^0.4.2",
     "angularjs-toaster": "^1.0.0",
     "appirio-styles": "0.x.x",
     "appirio-tech-ng-iso-constants": "^1.0.6",