diff --git a/actors/core/src/main/java/org/sunbird/common/quartz/scheduler/CoursePublishedUpdate.java b/actors/core/src/main/java/org/sunbird/common/quartz/scheduler/CoursePublishedUpdate.java
index 58eafee1a..11e379044 100644
--- a/actors/core/src/main/java/org/sunbird/common/quartz/scheduler/CoursePublishedUpdate.java
+++ b/actors/core/src/main/java/org/sunbird/common/quartz/scheduler/CoursePublishedUpdate.java
@@ -262,14 +262,14 @@ private List<String> getAllPublishedCourseListFromEKStep(List<String> ids) {
         EkStepRequestUtil.searchContent(
             requestData.replace("dataVal", identifier.toString()),
             CourseBatchSchedulerUtil.headerMap);
-    Object[] reslt = (Object[]) result.get(JsonKey.CONTENTS);
-    for (int i = 0; i < reslt.length; i++) {
-      Map<String, Object> map = (Map<String, Object>) reslt[i];
-      String status = (String) map.get(JsonKey.STATUS);
-      if (ProjectUtil.CourseMgmtStatus.LIVE.getValue().equalsIgnoreCase(status)) {
-        liveCourseIds.add((String) map.get(JsonKey.IDENTIFIER));
+    List<Map<String, Object>> reslt = (List<Map<String, Object>>) result.get(JsonKey.CONTENTS);
+    if (reslt != null)
+      for (Map<String, Object> map : reslt) {
+        String status = (String) map.get(JsonKey.STATUS);
+        if (ProjectUtil.CourseMgmtStatus.LIVE.getValue().equalsIgnoreCase(status)) {
+          liveCourseIds.add((String) map.get(JsonKey.IDENTIFIER));
+        }
       }
-    }
     ProjectLogger.log("fetching course details from Ekstep completed", LoggerEnum.INFO.name());
     return liveCourseIds;
   }
diff --git a/actors/core/src/main/java/org/sunbird/learner/actors/CourseEnrollmentActor.java b/actors/core/src/main/java/org/sunbird/learner/actors/CourseEnrollmentActor.java
index 6d6c318f1..549a35280 100644
--- a/actors/core/src/main/java/org/sunbird/learner/actors/CourseEnrollmentActor.java
+++ b/actors/core/src/main/java/org/sunbird/learner/actors/CourseEnrollmentActor.java
@@ -184,8 +184,8 @@ public static Map<String, Object> getCourseObjectFromEkStep(
         String query = EKSTEP_COURSE_SEARCH_QUERY.replaceAll("COURSE_ID_PLACEHOLDER", courseId);
         Map<String, Object> result = EkStepRequestUtil.searchContent(query, headers);
         if (null != result && !result.isEmpty()) {
-          Object contentObject = ((Object[]) result.get(JsonKey.CONTENTS))[0];
-          return (Map<String, Object>) contentObject;
+          return ((List<Map<String, Object>>) result.get(JsonKey.CONTENTS)).get(0);
+          //  return (Map<String, Object>) contentObject;
         }
       } catch (Exception e) {
         ProjectLogger.log(e.getMessage(), e);