diff --git a/ojc-core/restbc/jbiadapter/src/com/sun/jbi/restbc/jbiadapter/util/JbiMessageUtil.java b/ojc-core/restbc/jbiadapter/src/com/sun/jbi/restbc/jbiadapter/util/JbiMessageUtil.java
index 63bccfbfd..2c46d8f83 100755
--- a/ojc-core/restbc/jbiadapter/src/com/sun/jbi/restbc/jbiadapter/util/JbiMessageUtil.java
+++ b/ojc-core/restbc/jbiadapter/src/com/sun/jbi/restbc/jbiadapter/util/JbiMessageUtil.java
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ public class JbiMessageUtil {
     public static String convertXmlToString(Source source, boolean stripNamespaces) throws Exception {
         ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
         Transformer transformer = TransformerFactory.newInstance().newTransformer();
-        transformer.setOutputProperty(OutputKeys.OMIT_XML_DECLARATION, "yes");
+//        transformer.setOutputProperty(OutputKeys.OMIT_XML_DECLARATION, "yes");
         transformer.transform(source, new StreamResult(baos));
         
         String xmlPayload = baos.toString();