diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/domain/frontend/EntityDescriptorRepresentation.java b/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/domain/frontend/EntityDescriptorRepresentation.java
index c5e89e3e7..32063271e 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/domain/frontend/EntityDescriptorRepresentation.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/domain/frontend/EntityDescriptorRepresentation.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package edu.internet2.tier.shibboleth.admin.ui.domain.frontend;
 
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonIgnore;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonInclude;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
 
@@ -189,6 +190,7 @@ public String getModifiedDate() {
         return modifiedDate != null ? modifiedDate.toString() : null;
     }
     
+    @JsonIgnore
     public LocalDateTime getModifiedDateAsDate() {
         // we shouldn't have an ED without either modified or created date, so this is mostly for testing where data can be odd
         return modifiedDate != null ? modifiedDate : createdDate != null ? createdDate : LocalDateTime.now();