diff --git a/osm_lcm/k8s.py b/osm_lcm/k8s.py
index 67173e7fd0d758339f953f443b37d4c03f28f259..b5a1f9eccb905e36757b33e713babaa533bfb086 100644
--- a/osm_lcm/k8s.py
+++ b/osm_lcm/k8s.py
@@ -1286,7 +1286,7 @@ class ClusterLcm(GitOpsLcm):
                         "jsonpath_filter": "status.atProvider.defaultNodePool[0].nodeCount",
                         "value": f"{op_params['node_count']}",
                     },
-                    "timeout": self._checkloop_resource_timeout * 2,
+                    "timeout": self._checkloop_resource_timeout * 3,
                     "enable": True,
                     "resourceState": "IN_PROGRESS.RESOURCE_READY.NODE_COUNT.CLUSTER",
                 }
diff --git a/osm_lcm/odu_libs/workflows.py b/osm_lcm/odu_libs/workflows.py
index 651d0d96a525a97265b73b1bf2608f988d7141cd..eeface4a3c374bd12dbaa9eea08479a7041749aa 100644
--- a/osm_lcm/odu_libs/workflows.py
+++ b/osm_lcm/odu_libs/workflows.py
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ async def readiness_loop(
                     jsonpath_expr = parse(condition["jsonpath_filter"])
                     match = jsonpath_expr.find(generic_object)
                     if match:
-                        value = match[0].value
+                        value = str(match[0].value)
                         condition_function = condition.get(
                             "function", lambda x, y: x == y
                         )