diff --git a/src/test/groovy/ApmCliStepTests.groovy b/src/test/groovy/ApmCliStepTests.groovy
index 320d7323d..352c8b2b7 100644
--- a/src/test/groovy/ApmCliStepTests.groovy
+++ b/src/test/groovy/ApmCliStepTests.groovy
@@ -86,11 +86,8 @@ class ApmCliStepTests extends ApmBasePipelineTest {
   @Test
   void testVaultConfig() throws Exception {
     helper.registerAllowedMethod('getVaultSecret', [Map.class],
-      { return [
-          "data": [
-            "value": '{"url": "https://vaultapm.example.com:8200", "token": "vaultApmPassword"}'
-            ]
-          ]
+      {
+        return [data: [value: '{"url": "https://vaultapm.example.com:8200", "token": "vaultApmPassword"}' ]]
     })
 
     script.call(apmCliConfig: "secret/oblt/apm", serviceName: "serviceFoo")
diff --git a/vars/apmCli.groovy b/vars/apmCli.groovy
index eaeed92b3..7f542b061 100644
--- a/vars/apmCli.groovy
+++ b/vars/apmCli.groovy
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def call(Map args = [:]) {
 
     if(!url && !token){
       def apmJson = getVaultSecret(secret: "${apmCliConfig}")?.data.value
-      def apm = readJSON(text: apmJson)
+      def apm = toJSON(apmJson)
       url = apm.url
       token = apm.token
     }