diff --git a/cloud/kubernetes/custom/kubectl.pm b/cloud/kubernetes/custom/kubectl.pm
index f830d4f3c..445e7e57e 100644
--- a/cloud/kubernetes/custom/kubectl.pm
+++ b/cloud/kubernetes/custom/kubectl.pm
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ sub execute {
         $self->{output}->option_exit();
     }
 
-    return $decoded; 
+    return $decoded->{items}; 
 }
 
 sub kubernetes_list_daemonsets {