diff --git a/payment/payment.classes.inc b/payment/payment.classes.inc
index 00fbfa0..1df65ae 100644
--- a/payment/payment.classes.inc
+++ b/payment/payment.classes.inc
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ class PaymentMethod extends PaymentCommon {
    *
    * @var integer
    */
-  public $status = '';
+  public $status = ENTITY_CUSTOM;
 
   /**
    * The specific human-readable title, e.g. "Paypal WPS".
diff --git a/payment/payment.install b/payment/payment.install
index 4d0537f..e0ea50e 100644
--- a/payment/payment.install
+++ b/payment/payment.install
@@ -293,4 +293,16 @@ function payment_update_7102(&$sandbox) {
       'description_arguments' => 'a:0:{}',
     ))
     ->execute();
+}
+
+/**
+ * Sets the exportable status for existing payment methods.
+ */
+function payment_update_7103(array &$sandbox) {
+  db_update('payment_method')
+    ->condition('module', 'payment')
+    ->fields(array(
+      'status' => ENTITY_CUSTOM,
+    ))
+    ->execute();
 }
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