diff --git a/blinkpy/helpers/constants.py b/blinkpy/helpers/constants.py
index a5c1ec02..2a557db0 100644
--- a/blinkpy/helpers/constants.py
+++ b/blinkpy/helpers/constants.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 MAJOR_VERSION = 0
 MINOR_VERSION = 16
-PATCH_VERSION = "0-rc7"
+PATCH_VERSION = "0-rc8"
 
 __version__ = f"{MAJOR_VERSION}.{MINOR_VERSION}.{PATCH_VERSION}"
 
diff --git a/blinkpy/sync_module.py b/blinkpy/sync_module.py
index 07a7c146..b1dad592 100644
--- a/blinkpy/sync_module.py
+++ b/blinkpy/sync_module.py
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ def get_camera_info(self, camera_id, **kwargs):
             return response["camera"][0]
         except (TypeError, KeyError):
             _LOGGER.error("Could not extract camera info: %s", response, exc_info=True)
-            return []
+            return {}
 
     def get_network_info(self):
         """Retrieve network status."""
@@ -191,7 +191,9 @@ def refresh(self, force_cache=False):
         self.check_new_videos()
         for camera_name in self.cameras.keys():
             camera_id = self.cameras[camera_name].camera_id
-            camera_info = self.get_camera_info(camera_id)
+            camera_info = self.get_camera_info(
+                camera_id, owl_info=self.get_owl_info(camera_name)
+            )
             self.cameras[camera_name].update(camera_info, force_cache=force_cache)
         self.available = True
 
diff --git a/tests/test_sync_module.py b/tests/test_sync_module.py
index 211cdb4b..fc18a51e 100644
--- a/tests/test_sync_module.py
+++ b/tests/test_sync_module.py
@@ -80,11 +80,11 @@ def test_get_camera_info(self, mock_resp):
     def test_get_camera_info_fail(self, mock_resp):
         """Test handling of failed get camera info function."""
         mock_resp.return_value = None
-        self.assertEqual(self.blink.sync["test"].get_camera_info("1"), [])
+        self.assertEqual(self.blink.sync["test"].get_camera_info("1"), {})
         mock_resp.return_value = {}
-        self.assertEqual(self.blink.sync["test"].get_camera_info("1"), [])
+        self.assertEqual(self.blink.sync["test"].get_camera_info("1"), {})
         mock_resp.return_value = {"camera": None}
-        self.assertEqual(self.blink.sync["test"].get_camera_info("1"), [])
+        self.assertEqual(self.blink.sync["test"].get_camera_info("1"), {})
 
     def test_get_network_info(self, mock_resp):
         """Test network retrieval."""