diff --git a/app/models/manageiq/providers/kubernetes/monitoring_manager.rb b/app/models/manageiq/providers/kubernetes/monitoring_manager.rb
index 13e93db054..da87015701 100644
--- a/app/models/manageiq/providers/kubernetes/monitoring_manager.rb
+++ b/app/models/manageiq/providers/kubernetes/monitoring_manager.rb
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ def self.event_monitor_class
     end
 
     def self.verify_credentials(options)
-      raw_connect(options)&.get&.key?('generationID')
+      response = raw_connect(options)&.get
+      response = JSON.parse(response) if response.kind_of?(String)
+      response.key?('generationID')   if response
     rescue OpenSSL::X509::CertificateError => err
       raise MiqException::MiqInvalidCredentialsError, "SSL Error: #{err.message}"
     rescue Faraday::ParsingError
@@ -60,7 +62,9 @@ def prometheus_alerts_endpoint
 
     def verify_credentials(_auth_type = nil, _options = {})
       with_provider_connection do |conn|
-        conn.get.key?('generationID')
+        response = conn.get
+        response = JSON.parse(response) if response.kind_of?(String)
+        response.key?('generationID')
       end
     rescue OpenSSL::X509::CertificateError => err
       raise MiqException::MiqInvalidCredentialsError, "SSL Error: #{err.message}"
diff --git a/app/models/manageiq/providers/kubernetes/monitoring_manager/event_catcher/stream.rb b/app/models/manageiq/providers/kubernetes/monitoring_manager/event_catcher/stream.rb
index bc1572412b..cbaf48fde7 100644
--- a/app/models/manageiq/providers/kubernetes/monitoring_manager/event_catcher/stream.rb
+++ b/app/models/manageiq/providers/kubernetes/monitoring_manager/event_catcher/stream.rb
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ def fetch
     # }
     alert_list = @ems.connect.get(:generation_id => @current_generation, :from_index => @current_index)
     alerts = []
+    alert_list = JSON.parse(alert_list) if alert_list.kind_of?(String)
     @current_generation = alert_list["generationID"]
     return alerts if alert_list['messages'].blank?
     alert_list["messages"].each do |message|