diff --git a/platform/bb/RubyVM/src/com/rho/sync/ClientRegister.java b/platform/bb/RubyVM/src/com/rho/sync/ClientRegister.java
index 368058925a6..29e5ed8740a 100644
--- a/platform/bb/RubyVM/src/com/rho/sync/ClientRegister.java
+++ b/platform/bb/RubyVM/src/com/rho/sync/ClientRegister.java
@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ public String getRegisterBody(String strClientID)throws Exception
 		int port = RhoConf.getInstance().getInt("push_port");
 
         return SyncThread.getSyncEngine().getProtocol().getClientRegisterBody( strClientID, m_strDevicePin, 
-            port > 0 ? port : DEFAULT_PUSH_PORT, m_sysInfo.getPlatform());
+            port > 0 ? port : DEFAULT_PUSH_PORT, m_sysInfo.getPlatform(),
+            isPushServiceEnabled() ? "bis" : "" );
     }
     
     private boolean doRegister(	SyncEngine oSync )throws Exception
@@ -147,5 +148,26 @@ private boolean doRegister(	SyncEngine oSync )throws Exception
 		}
 		
 		return false;
-    }    
+    }
+    
+    public static boolean isMDSPushEnabled()
+    {
+    	if ( !RhoConf.getInstance().isExist("push_options") )
+    		return true;
+    	
+    	String strOptions = RhoConf.getInstance().getString("push_options");
+    	
+    	return strOptions.indexOf("mds") >= 0;
+    }
+
+    public static boolean isPushServiceEnabled()
+    {
+    	if ( !RhoConf.getInstance().isExist("push_options") )
+    		return false;
+    	
+    	String strOptions = RhoConf.getInstance().getString("push_options");
+    	
+    	return strOptions.indexOf("push_service") >= 0;
+    }
+    
 }
diff --git a/platform/bb/RubyVM/src/com/rho/sync/ISyncProtocol.java b/platform/bb/RubyVM/src/com/rho/sync/ISyncProtocol.java
index ce6d462ce84..32d91168562 100644
--- a/platform/bb/RubyVM/src/com/rho/sync/ISyncProtocol.java
+++ b/platform/bb/RubyVM/src/com/rho/sync/ISyncProtocol.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public interface ISyncProtocol
     public abstract String getClientCreateUrl();
 
     public abstract String getClientRegisterUrl();
-    public abstract String getClientRegisterBody( String strClientID, String strPin, int nPort, String strType );
+    public abstract String getClientRegisterBody( String strClientID, String strPin, int nPort, String strType, String strPushType );
 
     public abstract String getClientResetUrl(String strClientID);
     public abstract String getClientChangesUrl();
diff --git a/platform/bb/RubyVM/src/com/rho/sync/SyncProtocol_3.java b/platform/bb/RubyVM/src/com/rho/sync/SyncProtocol_3.java
index 8a2710a9c11..fd4475929c0 100644
--- a/platform/bb/RubyVM/src/com/rho/sync/SyncProtocol_3.java
+++ b/platform/bb/RubyVM/src/com/rho/sync/SyncProtocol_3.java
@@ -61,12 +61,13 @@ public String getClientRegisterUrl()
         return RhoConf.getInstance().getPath("syncserver") + "clientregister";
     }
 
-    public String getClientRegisterBody( String strClientID, String strPin, int nPort, String strType )
+    public String getClientRegisterBody( String strClientID, String strPin, int nPort, String strType, String strPushType )
     {
         return "{\"client_id\":" + JSONEntry.quoteValue(strClientID) +
         	",\"device_pin\":" + JSONEntry.quoteValue(strPin) +
             ",\"device_port\":\"" + nPort +
-            "\",\"device_type\":" + JSONEntry.quoteValue(strType) + "}";
+            "\",\"device_type\":" + JSONEntry.quoteValue(strType) +
+        	"\",\"push_type\":" + JSONEntry.quoteValue(strPushType) + "}";
     }
 
     public String getClientResetUrl(String strClientID)
diff --git a/platform/bb/rhodes/src/com/rho/RhodesApplicationPlatform.java b/platform/bb/rhodes/src/com/rho/RhodesApplicationPlatform.java
index 9c7994ace41..ced5f0ea128 100644
--- a/platform/bb/rhodes/src/com/rho/RhodesApplicationPlatform.java
+++ b/platform/bb/rhodes/src/com/rho/RhodesApplicationPlatform.java
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ public void onPlatformActivate()
 	{
 		if ( com.rho.Capabilities.ENABLE_PUSH )
 		{
-			if ( !rhomobile.PushListeningThread.isPushServiceEnabled() )
+			if ( !com.rho.sync.ClientRegister.isPushServiceEnabled() )
 				return;
 			
 			getUiApplication().invokeLater( new Runnable()
diff --git a/platform/bb/rhodes/src/rhomobile/PushListeningThread.java b/platform/bb/rhodes/src/rhomobile/PushListeningThread.java
index adb7481a7a1..36c8957d533 100644
--- a/platform/bb/rhodes/src/rhomobile/PushListeningThread.java
+++ b/platform/bb/rhodes/src/rhomobile/PushListeningThread.java
@@ -72,26 +72,6 @@ protected synchronized void stop()
         }
     }
 
-    public static boolean isMDSPushEnabled()
-    {
-    	if ( !RhoConf.getInstance().isExist("push_options") )
-    		return true;
-    	
-    	String strOptions = RhoConf.getInstance().getString("push_options");
-    	
-    	return strOptions.indexOf("mds") >= 0;
-    }
-
-    public static boolean isPushServiceEnabled()
-    {
-    	if ( !RhoConf.getInstance().isExist("push_options") )
-    		return false;
-    	
-    	String strOptions = RhoConf.getInstance().getString("push_options");
-    	
-    	return strOptions.indexOf("push_service") >= 0;
-    }
-    
     public void run()
     {
 
diff --git a/platform/bb/rhodes/src/rhomobile/RhodesApplication.java b/platform/bb/rhodes/src/rhomobile/RhodesApplication.java
index 22d40d60afe..259031c591b 100644
--- a/platform/bb/rhodes/src/rhomobile/RhodesApplication.java
+++ b/platform/bb/rhodes/src/rhomobile/RhodesApplication.java
@@ -1462,7 +1462,7 @@ public void run()
     	    	
     	    	if ( com.rho.Capabilities.ENABLE_PUSH  )
     	    	{
-    	    		if ( PushListeningThread.isMDSPushEnabled() )
+    	    		if ( com.rho.sync.ClientRegister.isMDSPushEnabled() )
     	    		{
 		    	    	_pushListeningThread = new PushListeningThread();
 		    	    	_pushListeningThread.start();