diff --git a/omod-1.10/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/webservices/rest/web/v1_0/resource/openmrs1_10/OrderResource1_10.java b/omod-1.10/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/webservices/rest/web/v1_0/resource/openmrs1_10/OrderResource1_10.java
index 7aa36d0a6..6ce57c38d 100644
--- a/omod-1.10/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/webservices/rest/web/v1_0/resource/openmrs1_10/OrderResource1_10.java
+++ b/omod-1.10/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/webservices/rest/web/v1_0/resource/openmrs1_10/OrderResource1_10.java
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ protected PageableResult doSearch(RequestContext context) throws ResponseExcepti
 				return new NeedsPaging<Order>(orders, context);
 			}
 		} else {
-			throw new InvalidSearchException("Please specify patient parameter with valid patientUuid");
+			throw new InvalidSearchException("Please provide patientUuid in the patient parameter");
 		}
 
 	}
diff --git a/omod-1.10/src/test/java/org/openmrs/module/webservices/rest/web/v1_0/controller/openmrs1_10/OrderController1_10Test.java b/omod-1.10/src/test/java/org/openmrs/module/webservices/rest/web/v1_0/controller/openmrs1_10/OrderController1_10Test.java
index 53462086f..547a832b5 100644
--- a/omod-1.10/src/test/java/org/openmrs/module/webservices/rest/web/v1_0/controller/openmrs1_10/OrderController1_10Test.java
+++ b/omod-1.10/src/test/java/org/openmrs/module/webservices/rest/web/v1_0/controller/openmrs1_10/OrderController1_10Test.java
@@ -592,10 +592,34 @@ public void invalidCareCenterShouldThrowException() throws Exception {
 	}
 
 	@Test(expected = InvalidSearchException.class)
-	public void doSearch_shouldThrowExceptionIfNoPatientUuidIsSpecified() throws Exception {
+	public void doSearch_shouldReturnExceptionNotNullSetIfNoPatientUuidIsSpecified() throws Exception {
 		MockHttpServletRequest req = newGetRequest(getURI(),
 				new Parameter("status", "active")
 		);
 		handle(req);
 	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void shouldGetOrdersByPatientUuid() throws Exception {
+
+		Patient patient = patientService.getPatientByUuid(PATIENT_UUID);
+
+		// get all drug orders
+		List<Order> activeDrugOrders = orderService.getActiveOrders(patient, orderService.getOrderTypeByName("Drug order"),
+				null, null);
+
+		// get all test orders
+		List<Order> activeTestOrders = orderService.getActiveOrders(patient, orderService.getOrderTypeByName("Test order"),
+				null, null);
+
+		// order service should return all active orders with patientUuid specified
+		MockHttpServletRequest req = newGetRequest(getURI(),
+				new Parameter("patient", PATIENT_UUID),
+				new Parameter("status", "active")
+		);
+		SimpleObject orders = deserialize(handle(req));
+		ArrayList<Object> resp = (ArrayList<Object>) PropertyUtils.getProperty(orders, "results");
+		assertEquals(activeTestOrders.size() + activeDrugOrders.size(), resp.size());
+
+	}
 }