diff --git a/manager/api/beans/src/main/java/io/apiman/manager/api/beans/services/UpdateServiceVersionBean.java b/manager/api/beans/src/main/java/io/apiman/manager/api/beans/services/UpdateServiceVersionBean.java
index 16f9e3e0dc..9c86b0111d 100644
--- a/manager/api/beans/src/main/java/io/apiman/manager/api/beans/services/UpdateServiceVersionBean.java
+++ b/manager/api/beans/src/main/java/io/apiman/manager/api/beans/services/UpdateServiceVersionBean.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public class UpdateServiceVersionBean implements Serializable {
     private String endpoint;
     private EndpointType endpointType;
     private Set<ServiceGatewayBean> gateways;
-    private boolean publicService;
+    private Boolean publicService;
     private Set<ServicePlanBean> plans;
     
     /**
@@ -89,14 +89,14 @@ public void setGateways(Set<ServiceGatewayBean> gateways) {
     /**
      * @return the publicService
      */
-    public boolean isPublicService() {
+    public Boolean getPublicService() {
         return publicService;
     }
 
     /**
      * @param publicService the publicService to set
      */
-    public void setPublicService(boolean publicService) {
+    public void setPublicService(Boolean publicService) {
         this.publicService = publicService;
     }
 
diff --git a/manager/api/rest-impl/src/main/java/io/apiman/manager/api/rest/impl/OrganizationResourceImpl.java b/manager/api/rest-impl/src/main/java/io/apiman/manager/api/rest/impl/OrganizationResourceImpl.java
index 464def0ccb..6a0b9d462c 100644
--- a/manager/api/rest-impl/src/main/java/io/apiman/manager/api/rest/impl/OrganizationResourceImpl.java
+++ b/manager/api/rest-impl/src/main/java/io/apiman/manager/api/rest/impl/OrganizationResourceImpl.java
@@ -1346,9 +1346,9 @@ public void updateServiceVersion(String organizationId, String serviceId, String
             data.addChange("endpointType", svb.getEndpointType(), bean.getEndpointType()); //$NON-NLS-1$
             svb.setEndpointType(bean.getEndpointType());
         }
-        if (AuditUtils.valueChanged(String.valueOf(svb.isPublicService()), String.valueOf(bean.isPublicService()))) {
-            data.addChange("publicService", String.valueOf(svb.isPublicService()), String.valueOf(bean.isPublicService())); //$NON-NLS-1$
-            svb.setPublicService(bean.isPublicService());
+        if (AuditUtils.valueChanged(svb.isPublicService(), bean.getPublicService())) {
+            data.addChange("publicService", String.valueOf(svb.isPublicService()), String.valueOf(bean.getPublicService())); //$NON-NLS-1$
+            svb.setPublicService(bean.getPublicService());
         }
         
         try {
diff --git a/manager/api/rest-impl/src/main/java/io/apiman/manager/api/rest/impl/audit/AuditUtils.java b/manager/api/rest-impl/src/main/java/io/apiman/manager/api/rest/impl/audit/AuditUtils.java
index fca7e16b7d..b539a2bb22 100644
--- a/manager/api/rest-impl/src/main/java/io/apiman/manager/api/rest/impl/audit/AuditUtils.java
+++ b/manager/api/rest-impl/src/main/java/io/apiman/manager/api/rest/impl/audit/AuditUtils.java
@@ -69,6 +69,24 @@ public static boolean valueChanged(String before, String after) {
         return !before.trim().equals(after.trim());
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns true only if the value changed.
+     * @param before
+     * @param after
+     */
+    public static boolean valueChanged(Boolean before, Boolean after) {
+        if (before == null && after == null) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (after == null) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (before == null && after != null) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        return !before.equals(after);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns true only if the set has changed.
      * @param before