Index: extensions/modeshape-sequencer-teiid/src/main/java/org/modeshape/sequencer/teiid/VdbManifest.java
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--- extensions/modeshape-sequencer-teiid/src/main/java/org/modeshape/sequencer/teiid/VdbManifest.java        (revision 2550)
+++ extensions/modeshape-sequencer-teiid/src/main/java/org/modeshape/sequencer/teiid/VdbManifest.java     (working copy)
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ public class VdbManifest {
                         VdbModel vdbModel = new VdbModel(modelName, modelType, modelPath);
                         vdbModel.setBuiltIn(firstValue(model, "builtIn", false));
                         vdbModel.setVisible(firstValue(model, "visible", true));
-                        vdbModel.setBuiltIn(property(model, "builtIn", false));
+                        vdbModel.setBuiltIn(property(model, "builtIn", vdbModel.isBuiltIn()));
                         vdbModel.setChecksum(property(model, "checksum", 0L));
                         vdbModel.getImports().addAll(properties(model, "imports"));
 
Index: extensions/modeshape-sequencer-teiid/src/main/java/org/modeshape/sequencer/teiid/XmiModelReader.java
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--- extensions/modeshape-sequencer-teiid/src/main/java/org/modeshape/sequencer/teiid/XmiModelReader.java        (revision 2550)
+++ extensions/modeshape-sequencer-teiid/src/main/java/org/modeshape/sequencer/teiid/XmiModelReader.java     (working copy)
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ public class XmiModelReader extends XmiGraphReader {
         if (vdbModel != null) {
             output.setProperty(modelRootPath, VdbLexicon.VISIBLE, vdbModel.isVisible());
             output.setProperty(modelRootPath, VdbLexicon.CHECKSUM, vdbModel.getChecksum());
-            output.setProperty(modelRootPath, VdbLexicon.BUILT_IN, vdbModel.isVisible());
+            output.setProperty(modelRootPath, VdbLexicon.BUILT_IN, vdbModel.isBuiltIn());
             output.setProperty(modelRootPath, VdbLexicon.PATH_IN_VDB, vdbModel.getPathInVdb());
             String translator = vdbModel.getSourceTranslator();
             String sourceName = vdbModel.getSourceName();
Index: extensions/modeshape-sequencer-teiid/src/test/java/org/modeshape/sequencer/teiid/VdbManifestTest.java
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--- extensions/modeshape-sequencer-teiid/src/test/java/org/modeshape/sequencer/teiid/VdbManifestTest.java        (revision 2550)
+++ extensions/modeshape-sequencer-teiid/src/test/java/org/modeshape/sequencer/teiid/VdbManifestTest.java     (working copy)
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ public class VdbManifestTest {
     @Test
     public void shouldReadVdbManifestFromQuickEmployees() throws Exception {
         VdbManifest manifest = VdbManifest.read(streamFor("/model/QuickEmployees/vdb.xml"), context);
+        assertThat(manifest.getModels().get(0).isBuiltIn(), is(false));
     }
 
     protected InputStream streamFor( String resourcePath ) throws Exception {