diff --git a/openid-connect-common/src/main/java/org/mitre/openid/connect/model/DefaultUserInfo.java b/openid-connect-common/src/main/java/org/mitre/openid/connect/model/DefaultUserInfo.java
index b112cb1e5..66a5ff99d 100644
--- a/openid-connect-common/src/main/java/org/mitre/openid/connect/model/DefaultUserInfo.java
+++ b/openid-connect-common/src/main/java/org/mitre/openid/connect/model/DefaultUserInfo.java
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public class DefaultUserInfo implements UserInfo {
 	private String picture;	
 	private String website;
 	private String email;
-	private boolean emailVerified;
+	private Boolean emailVerified;
 	private String gender;
 	private String zoneinfo;
 	private String locale;
@@ -234,14 +234,14 @@ public class DefaultUserInfo implements UserInfo {
 	@Override
 	@Basic
 	@Column(name="email_verified")
-	public boolean getEmailVerified() {
+	public Boolean getEmailVerified() {
 		return emailVerified;
 	}
 	/* (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.mitre.openid.connect.model.UserInfo#setVerified(java.lang.boolean)
 	 */
 	@Override
-	public void setEmailVerified(boolean emailVerified) {
+	public void setEmailVerified(Boolean emailVerified) {
 		this.emailVerified = emailVerified;
 	}
 	/* (non-Javadoc)
diff --git a/openid-connect-common/src/main/java/org/mitre/openid/connect/model/UserInfo.java b/openid-connect-common/src/main/java/org/mitre/openid/connect/model/UserInfo.java
index e173455a1..54a7cbe2d 100644
--- a/openid-connect-common/src/main/java/org/mitre/openid/connect/model/UserInfo.java
+++ b/openid-connect-common/src/main/java/org/mitre/openid/connect/model/UserInfo.java
@@ -145,12 +145,12 @@ public interface UserInfo {
 	 */
 	@Basic
 	@Column(name="email_verified")
-	public abstract boolean getEmailVerified();
+	public abstract Boolean getEmailVerified();
 
 	/**
 	 * @param verified the verified to set
 	 */
-	public abstract void setEmailVerified(boolean emailVerified);
+	public abstract void setEmailVerified(Boolean emailVerified);
 
 	/**
 	 * @return the gender