diff --git a/components/apimgt/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.impl/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/apimgt/impl/APIProviderImpl.java b/components/apimgt/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.impl/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/apimgt/impl/APIProviderImpl.java
index 74bbaa33b8a8..5d0342dd06de 100644
--- a/components/apimgt/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.impl/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/apimgt/impl/APIProviderImpl.java
+++ b/components/apimgt/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.impl/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/apimgt/impl/APIProviderImpl.java
@@ -841,6 +841,14 @@ public API updateAPI(API api, API existingAPI) throws APIManagementException {
         apiLogObject.put(APIConstants.AuditLogConstants.CONTEXT, api.getContext());
         apiLogObject.put(APIConstants.AuditLogConstants.VERSION, api.getId().getVersion());
         apiLogObject.put(APIConstants.AuditLogConstants.PROVIDER, api.getId().getProviderName());
+        try {
+            api.setCreatedTime(existingAPI.getCreatedTime());
+            apiPersistenceInstance.updateAPI(new Organization(organization), APIMapper.INSTANCE.toPublisherApi(api));
+        } catch (APIPersistenceException e) {
+            throw new APIManagementException("Error while updating API details", e);
+        }
+        APIUtil.logAuditMessage(APIConstants.AuditLogConstants.API, apiLogObject.toString(),
+                APIConstants.AuditLogConstants.UPDATED, this.username);
 
         //Validate Transports
         validateAndSetTransports(api);
@@ -851,8 +859,7 @@ public API updateAPI(API api, API existingAPI) throws APIManagementException {
         } catch (APIPersistenceException e) {
             throw new APIManagementException("Error while updating API details", e);
         }
-        APIUtil.logAuditMessage(APIConstants.AuditLogConstants.API, apiLogObject.toString(),
-                APIConstants.AuditLogConstants.UPDATED, this.username);
+
 
         //notify key manager with API update
         registerOrUpdateResourceInKeyManager(api, tenantDomain);