diff --git a/lib/base/RestException.js b/lib/base/RestException.js
index c82a51d9f7..cf9b62a9e7 100644
--- a/lib/base/RestException.js
+++ b/lib/base/RestException.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ var util = require('util');
 function RestException(response) {
   Error.call('[HTTP ' + response.statusCode + '] Failed to execute request');
 
-  var body = JSON.parse(response.body);
+  var body = response.body;
   this.status = response.statusCode;
   this.message = body.message;
   this.code = body.code;
diff --git a/lib/base/Version.js b/lib/base/Version.js
index 3f2d9f7b5a..92be59a94f 100644
--- a/lib/base/Version.js
+++ b/lib/base/Version.js
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ Version.prototype.fetch = function(opts) {
         throw new RestException(response);
       }
 
-      return JSON.parse(response.body);
+      return response.body;
     }
   );
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ Version.prototype.update = function(opts) {
         throw new RestException(response);
       }
 
-      return JSON.parse(response.body);
+      return response.body;
     }
   );
 
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ Version.prototype.create = function(opts) {
         throw new RestException(response);
       }
 
-      return JSON.parse(response.body);
+      return response.body;
     }
   );