diff --git a/artemis-commons/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/utils/uri/URISchema.java b/artemis-commons/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/utils/uri/URISchema.java
index eca40f2879..e7ee1c1eb1 100644
--- a/artemis-commons/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/utils/uri/URISchema.java
+++ b/artemis-commons/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/utils/uri/URISchema.java
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ public abstract class URISchema<T, P>
                PropertyDescriptor[] descriptors = beanUtils.getPropertyUtils().getPropertyDescriptors(bean);
                for (PropertyDescriptor descriptor : descriptors)
                {
-                  if (descriptor.getReadMethod() != null && descriptor.getWriteMethod() != null && isWriteable(descriptor, ignored))
+                  if (descriptor.getReadMethod() != null && isWriteable(descriptor, ignored))
                   {
                      String value = beanUtils.getProperty(bean, descriptor.getName());
                      if (value != null)
diff --git a/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/uri/ConnectionOptions.java b/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/uri/ConnectionOptions.java
index e1b0bceb1d..2f50b4811e 100644
--- a/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/uri/ConnectionOptions.java
+++ b/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/uri/ConnectionOptions.java
@@ -63,6 +63,17 @@ public class ConnectionOptions
       this.ha = ha;
    }
 
+   /** Se need both options (ha / HA in case of typos on the URI) */
+   public boolean isHA()
+   {
+      return ha;
+   }
+
+   public void setHA(boolean ha)
+   {
+      this.ha = ha;
+   }
+
    @Override
    public String toString()
    {
diff --git a/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/jms/connection/ConnectionFactorySerializationTest.java b/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/jms/connection/ConnectionFactorySerializationTest.java
index 036ce3294f..803dfee793 100644
--- a/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/jms/connection/ConnectionFactorySerializationTest.java
+++ b/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/jms/connection/ConnectionFactorySerializationTest.java
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ public class ConnectionFactorySerializationTest extends JMSTestBase
       byte[] x = serialize(cf);
       ActiveMQConnectionFactory y = deserialize(x, ActiveMQConnectionFactory.class);
       checkEquals(cf, y);
+      Assert.assertEquals(cf.isHA(), y.isHA());
       TransportConfiguration[] staticConnectors = y.getStaticConnectors();
       Assert.assertEquals(staticConnectors.length, 2);
       TransportConfiguration tc0 = cf.getStaticConnectors()[0];