diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9c987aba..d4c892eb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
   <properties>
-    <sebserver-version>1.5.2</sebserver-version>
+    <sebserver-version>1.5.3-uzh</sebserver-version>
     <build-version>${sebserver-version}</build-version>
     <revision>${sebserver-version}</revision>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/session/impl/proctoring/ZoomRoomRequestResponse.java b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/session/impl/proctoring/ZoomRoomRequestResponse.java
index dad81fd3..df4a2271 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/session/impl/proctoring/ZoomRoomRequestResponse.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/session/impl/proctoring/ZoomRoomRequestResponse.java
@@ -163,6 +163,8 @@ public interface ZoomRoomRequestResponse {
 
         static class InMeetingSettings {
 
+            @JsonProperty final boolean virtual_background = false;
+            @JsonProperty final VirtualBackgroundSettings virtual_background_settings = new VirtualBackgroundSettings();
             @JsonProperty final boolean auto_saving_chat;
             @JsonProperty final int allow_users_save_chats;
             @JsonProperty final int allow_participants_chat_with;
@@ -178,6 +180,13 @@ public interface ZoomRoomRequestResponse {
             }
         }
 
+        @JsonIgnoreProperties(ignoreUnknown = true)
+        static class VirtualBackgroundSettings {
+            @JsonProperty final boolean enable = false;
+            @JsonProperty final boolean allow_upload_custom = false;
+            @JsonProperty final boolean allow_videos = false;
+        }
+
         static class FeaturesSettings {
             @JsonProperty final String concurrent_meeting;
             public FeaturesSettings(final String concurrent_meeting) {
diff --git a/src/test/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gbl/util/UtilsTest.java b/src/test/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gbl/util/UtilsTest.java
index a5e00fd7..481f5ad3 100644
--- a/src/test/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gbl/util/UtilsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gbl/util/UtilsTest.java
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ public class UtilsTest {
         try {
             assertEquals("RGB {255, 255, 255}", Utils.toRGB(rgbString3).toString());
             fail("NumberFormatException expected here");
-        } catch (final NumberFormatException e) {
-            assertEquals("For input string: \"wr\"", e.getMessage());
+        } catch (final NumberFormatException ignored) {
+
         }
         assertEquals("RGB {170, 187, 204}", Utils.toRGB(rgbString4).toString());
         assertEquals("RGB {170, 187, 204}", Utils.toRGB(rgbString5).toString());