diff --git a/omod-1.10/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/webservices/rest/web/v1_0/resource/openmrs1_10/PersonResource1_10.java b/omod-1.10/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/webservices/rest/web/v1_0/resource/openmrs1_10/PersonResource1_10.java
index 86452593e..e605ecdf1 100644
--- a/omod-1.10/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/webservices/rest/web/v1_0/resource/openmrs1_10/PersonResource1_10.java
+++ b/omod-1.10/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/webservices/rest/web/v1_0/resource/openmrs1_10/PersonResource1_10.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 import org.openmrs.module.webservices.rest.web.representation.Representation;
 import org.openmrs.module.webservices.rest.web.resource.impl.DelegatingCrudResource;
 import org.openmrs.module.webservices.rest.web.resource.impl.DelegatingResourceDescription;
+import org.openmrs.module.webservices.rest.web.response.ResourceDoesNotSupportOperationException;
 import org.openmrs.module.webservices.rest.web.v1_0.resource.openmrs1_8.PersonResource1_8;
 
 /**
@@ -46,12 +47,19 @@ public DelegatingResourceDescription getCreatableProperties() {
 		description.addProperty("birthtime");
 		return description;
 	}
-	
+
+
 	/**
 	 * @throws org.openmrs.module.webservices.rest.web.response.ResourceDoesNotSupportOperationException
 	 * @see org.openmrs.module.webservices.rest.web.resource.impl.BaseDelegatingResource#getUpdatableProperties()
 	 */
 	@Override
+	public DelegatingResourceDescription getUpdatableProperties() throws ResourceDoesNotSupportOperationException {
+		DelegatingResourceDescription description = super.getUpdatableProperties();
+		description.addProperty("birthtime");
+		return description;
+	}
+	@Override
 	public Model getGETModel(Representation rep) {
 		return addNewProperties(super.getGETModel(rep), rep);
 	}
diff --git a/omod-1.8/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/webservices/rest/web/v1_0/resource/openmrs1_8/PersonResource1_8.java b/omod-1.8/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/webservices/rest/web/v1_0/resource/openmrs1_8/PersonResource1_8.java
index 7cb9c5dc5..15de940cc 100644
--- a/omod-1.8/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/webservices/rest/web/v1_0/resource/openmrs1_8/PersonResource1_8.java
+++ b/omod-1.8/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/webservices/rest/web/v1_0/resource/openmrs1_8/PersonResource1_8.java
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ public DelegatingResourceDescription getUpdatableProperties() throws ResourceDoe
 		description.addProperty("gender");
 		description.addProperty("birthdate");
 		description.addProperty("birthdateEstimated");
-		description.addProperty("birthtime");
 		description.addProperty("preferredName");
 		description.addProperty("preferredAddress");
 		description.addProperty("addresses");