diff --git a/osmclient/scripts/osm.py b/osmclient/scripts/osm.py
index c5e8212..46ceb91 100755
--- a/osmclient/scripts/osm.py
+++ b/osmclient/scripts/osm.py
@@ -1634,13 +1634,13 @@
               help='overrides fields in descriptor, format: '
                    '"key1.key2...=value[;key3...=value;...]"')
 @click.pass_context
-def nst_create1(ctx, charm_folder, overwrite):
+def nst_create1(ctx, filename, overwrite):
     """creates a new Network Slice Template (NST)
 
     FILENAME: NST package folder, NST yaml file or NSTpkg tar.gz file
     """
     logger.debug("")
-    nst_create(ctx, charm_folder, overwrite)
+    nst_create(ctx, filename, overwrite)
 
 
 @cli_osm.command(name='netslice-template-create', short_help='creates a new Network Slice Template (NST)')
diff --git a/osmclient/sol005/client.py b/osmclient/sol005/client.py
index 379951b..5e28797 100644
--- a/osmclient/sol005/client.py
+++ b/osmclient/sol005/client.py
@@ -127,8 +127,15 @@
 
     def get_version(self):
         _, resp = self._http_client.get2_cmd(endpoint="/version", skip_query_admin=True)
-        resp = json.loads(resp)
-        return "{} {}".format(resp.get("version"), resp.get("date"))
+        #print(http_code, resp)
+        try:
+            resp = json.loads(resp)
+            version = resp.get("version")
+            date = resp.get("date")
+        except ValueError:
+            version = resp.split()[2]
+            date = resp.split()[4]
+        return "{} {}".format(version, date)
 
     def set_default_params(self, **kwargs):
         host = kwargs.pop('host', None)