diff --git a/api/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/fhir2/api/search/param/OpenmrsPatientSearchParams.java b/api/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/fhir2/api/search/param/OpenmrsPatientSearchParams.java
index 161e887b0..e43e8cedf 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/fhir2/api/search/param/OpenmrsPatientSearchParams.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/fhir2/api/search/param/OpenmrsPatientSearchParams.java
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public SearchParameterMap toSearchParameterMap() {
 		        .addParameter(FhirConstants.GENDER_SEARCH_HANDLER, "gender", getGender())
 		        .addParameter(FhirConstants.DATE_RANGE_SEARCH_HANDLER, "birthdate", getBirthDate())
 		        .addParameter(FhirConstants.DATE_RANGE_SEARCH_HANDLER, "deathDate", getDeathDate())
-		        .addParameter(FhirConstants.BOOLEAN_SEARCH_HANDLER, getDeceased())
+		        .addParameter(FhirConstants.BOOLEAN_SEARCH_HANDLER, "dead", getDeceased())
 		        .addParameter(FhirConstants.ADDRESS_SEARCH_HANDLER, FhirConstants.CITY_PROPERTY, getCity())
 		        .addParameter(FhirConstants.ADDRESS_SEARCH_HANDLER, FhirConstants.STATE_PROPERTY, getState())
 		        .addParameter(FhirConstants.ADDRESS_SEARCH_HANDLER, FhirConstants.POSTAL_CODE_PROPERTY, getPostalCode())
diff --git a/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/openmrs/module/fhir2/providers/r3/PatientFhirResourceProviderIntegrationTest.java b/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/openmrs/module/fhir2/providers/r3/PatientFhirResourceProviderIntegrationTest.java
index d3ccfc9dc..2ac208a9a 100644
--- a/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/openmrs/module/fhir2/providers/r3/PatientFhirResourceProviderIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/openmrs/module/fhir2/providers/r3/PatientFhirResourceProviderIntegrationTest.java
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ public void shouldReturnSortedAndFilteredSearchResultsForPatientsAsJson() throws
 	
 	@Test
 	public void shouldAllowNamedQueryForPatientsAsJson() throws Exception {
-		MockHttpServletResponse response = get("/Patient?_query=openmrsPatients&q=Doe&_sort=given")
+		MockHttpServletResponse response = get("/Patient?_query=openmrsPatients&q=Doe&_sort=given&deceased=false")
 		        .accept(FhirMediaTypes.JSON).go();
 		
 		assertThat(response, isOk());
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ public void shouldReturnSortedAndFilteredSearchResultsForPatientsAsXML() throws
 	
 	@Test
 	public void shouldAllowNamedQueryForPatientsAsXml() throws Exception {
-		MockHttpServletResponse response = get("/Patient?_query=openmrsPatients&q=Doe&_sort=given")
+		MockHttpServletResponse response = get("/Patient?_query=openmrsPatients&q=Doe&_sort=given&deceased=false")
 		        .accept(FhirMediaTypes.XML).go();
 		
 		assertThat(response, isOk());
diff --git a/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/openmrs/module/fhir2/providers/r4/PatientFhirResourceProviderIntegrationTest.java b/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/openmrs/module/fhir2/providers/r4/PatientFhirResourceProviderIntegrationTest.java
index 9b0cbaf5e..05821c95a 100644
--- a/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/openmrs/module/fhir2/providers/r4/PatientFhirResourceProviderIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/openmrs/module/fhir2/providers/r4/PatientFhirResourceProviderIntegrationTest.java
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ public void shouldReturnSortedAndFilteredSearchResultsForPatientsAsJson() throws
 	
 	@Test
 	public void shouldAllowNamedQueryForPatientsAsJson() throws Exception {
-		MockHttpServletResponse response = get("/Patient?_query=openmrsPatients&q=Doe&_sort=given")
+		MockHttpServletResponse response = get("/Patient?_query=openmrsPatients&q=Doe&_sort=given&deceased=false")
 		        .accept(FhirMediaTypes.JSON).go();
 		
 		assertThat(response, isOk());
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ public void shouldReturnSortedAndFilteredSearchResultsForPatientsAsXML() throws
 	
 	@Test
 	public void shouldAllowNamedQueryForPatientsAsXml() throws Exception {
-		MockHttpServletResponse response = get("/Patient?_query=openmrsPatients&q=Doe&_sort=given")
+		MockHttpServletResponse response = get("/Patient?_query=openmrsPatients&q=Doe&_sort=given&deceased=false")
 		        .accept(FhirMediaTypes.XML).go();
 		
 		assertThat(response, isOk());