diff --git a/src/java/davmail/exchange/ews/EwsExchangeSession.java b/src/java/davmail/exchange/ews/EwsExchangeSession.java
index 7cc4be12..4b7dc2a9 100644
--- a/src/java/davmail/exchange/ews/EwsExchangeSession.java
+++ b/src/java/davmail/exchange/ews/EwsExchangeSession.java
@@ -181,9 +181,9 @@ public class EwsExchangeSession extends ExchangeSession {
 
         if (bcc != null) {
             ItemId itemId = new ItemId(createItemMethod.getResponseItem().get("ItemId"), createItemMethod.getResponseItem().get("ChangeKey"));
-            properties.put("bcc", bcc);
-            properties.remove("draft");
-            UpdateItemMethod updateItemMethod = new UpdateItemMethod(MessageDisposition.SaveOnly, ConflictResolution.AlwaysOverwrite, itemId, buildProperties(properties));
+            HashMap<String, String> localProperties = new HashMap<String, String>();
+            localProperties.put("bcc", bcc);
+            UpdateItemMethod updateItemMethod = new UpdateItemMethod(MessageDisposition.SaveOnly, ConflictResolution.AlwaysOverwrite, itemId, buildProperties(localProperties));
             executeMethod(updateItemMethod);
         }
 
diff --git a/src/test/davmail/exchange/TestExchangeSessionMessageFlags.java b/src/test/davmail/exchange/TestExchangeSessionMessageFlags.java
index 885a5fc5..026a7eab 100644
--- a/src/test/davmail/exchange/TestExchangeSessionMessageFlags.java
+++ b/src/test/davmail/exchange/TestExchangeSessionMessageFlags.java
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ import org.apache.log4j.Level;
 import javax.mail.MessagingException;
 import javax.mail.internet.MimeMessage;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
+import java.util.Calendar;
+import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.UUID;
 
@@ -96,4 +99,22 @@ public class TestExchangeSessionMessageFlags extends AbstractExchangeSessionTest
         assertEquals(1, messageList.size());
     }
 
+    public void testCreateDateReceivedMessage() throws MessagingException, IOException {
+        MimeMessage mimeMessage = createMimeMessage();
+        String messageName = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
+        HashMap<String, String> properties = new HashMap<String, String>();
+        SimpleDateFormat dateFormatter = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss'Z'");
+        dateFormatter.setTimeZone(ExchangeSession.GMT_TIMEZONE);
+        Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
+        cal.add(Calendar.MONTH, -1);
+        properties.put("datereceived", dateFormatter.format(cal.getTime()));
+        session.createMessage("testfolder", messageName, properties, getMimeBody(mimeMessage));
+        ExchangeSession.MessageList messageList = session.searchMessages("testfolder");
+        assertNotNull(messageList);
+        assertEquals(1, messageList.size());
+        assertNotNull(messageList);
+        assertEquals(properties.get("datereceived"), messageList.get(0).date);
+    }
+
+
 }