diff --git a/hapi-fhir-jpaserver-base/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/jpa/dao/JpaResourceDaoPatient.java b/hapi-fhir-jpaserver-base/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/jpa/dao/JpaResourceDaoPatient.java
index 806674cb0d7..0a2a4358372 100644
--- a/hapi-fhir-jpaserver-base/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/jpa/dao/JpaResourceDaoPatient.java
+++ b/hapi-fhir-jpaserver-base/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/jpa/dao/JpaResourceDaoPatient.java
@@ -73,8 +73,7 @@ public class JpaResourceDaoPatient<T extends IBaseResource> extends BaseHapiFhir
 			paramMap.setCount(theCount.getValue());
 		}
 		if (theOffset != null) {
-			throw new IllegalArgumentException(
-					Msg.code(1106) + "Everything operation does not support offset searching");
+			paramMap.setOffset(theOffset.getValue());
 		}
 		if (theContent != null) {
 			paramMap.add(Constants.PARAM_CONTENT, theContent);