diff --git a/distributedcloud/dcmanager/audit/firmware_audit.py b/distributedcloud/dcmanager/audit/firmware_audit.py
index dd331f44e..caf921448 100644
--- a/distributedcloud/dcmanager/audit/firmware_audit.py
+++ b/distributedcloud/dcmanager/audit/firmware_audit.py
@@ -34,6 +34,31 @@ from dcmanager.common import consts
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
+class FirmwareAuditData(object):
+    def __init__(self, uuid, applied, pci_vendor,
+                 pci_device, applied_labels):
+        self.uuid = uuid
+        self.applied = applied
+        self.pci_vendor = pci_vendor
+        self.pci_device = pci_device
+        self.applied_labels = applied_labels
+
+    def to_dict(self):
+        return {
+            'uuid': self.uuid,
+            'applied': self.applied,
+            'pci_vendor': self.pci_vendor,
+            'pci_device': self.pci_device,
+            'applied_labels': self.applied_labels,
+        }
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_dict(cls, values):
+        if values is None:
+            return None
+        return cls(**values)
+
+
 class FirmwareAudit(object):
     """Manages tasks related to firmware audits."""
 
@@ -77,7 +102,11 @@ class FirmwareAudit(object):
             # Filter images which have been applied on RegionOne
             for image in local_device_images:
                 if image.applied:
-                    filtered_images.append(image)
+                    filtered_images.append(FirmwareAuditData(image.uuid,
+                                                             image.applied,
+                                                             image.pci_vendor,
+                                                             image.pci_device,
+                                                             image.applied_labels))
             LOG.debug("RegionOne applied_images: %s" % filtered_images)
         except Exception:
             LOG.exception('Cannot retrieve device images for RegionOne, '
@@ -224,7 +253,10 @@ class FirmwareAudit(object):
 
         # Check that all device images applied in RegionOne
         # are applied and installed on this subcloud
+        # The audit_data for region one is a dictionary
         for image in audit_data:
+            # audit_data will be a dict from passing through RPC, so objectify
+            image = FirmwareAuditData.from_dict(image)
             proceed = self._check_subcloud_device_has_image(image,
                                                             enabled_host_device_list,
                                                             subcloud_device_image_states,
diff --git a/distributedcloud/dcmanager/tests/unit/audit/test_firmware_audit_manager.py b/distributedcloud/dcmanager/tests/unit/audit/test_firmware_audit_manager.py
index c8842627d..9f9ed23c5 100644
--- a/distributedcloud/dcmanager/tests/unit/audit/test_firmware_audit_manager.py
+++ b/distributedcloud/dcmanager/tests/unit/audit/test_firmware_audit_manager.py
@@ -376,6 +376,13 @@ class TestFirmwareAudit(base.DCManagerTestCase):
         self.mock_audit_worker_api.return_value = self.fake_audit_worker_api
         self.addCleanup(p.stop)
 
+    def _rpc_convert(self, object_list):
+        # Convert to dict like what would happen calling via RPC
+        dict_results = []
+        for result in object_list:
+            dict_results.append(result.to_dict())
+        return dict_results
+
     def test_init(self):
         fm = firmware_audit.FirmwareAudit(self.ctxt,
                                           self.fake_dcmanager_api)
@@ -406,6 +413,9 @@ class TestFirmwareAudit(base.DCManagerTestCase):
         patch_audit_data, firmware_audit_data, kubernetes_audit_data = \
             am._get_audit_data(True, True, True)
 
+        # Convert to dict like what would happen calling via RPC
+        firmware_audit_data = self._rpc_convert(firmware_audit_data)
+
         for name in ['subcloud1', 'subcloud2']:
             fm.subcloud_firmware_audit(name, firmware_audit_data)
             expected_calls = [
@@ -439,6 +449,9 @@ class TestFirmwareAudit(base.DCManagerTestCase):
         patch_audit_data, firmware_audit_data, kubernetes_audit_data = \
             am._get_audit_data(True, True, True)
 
+        # Convert to dict like what would happen calling via RPC
+        firmware_audit_data = self._rpc_convert(firmware_audit_data)
+
         for name in ['subcloud1', 'subcloud2']:
             fm.subcloud_firmware_audit(name, firmware_audit_data)
             expected_calls = [
@@ -472,6 +485,9 @@ class TestFirmwareAudit(base.DCManagerTestCase):
         patch_audit_data, firmware_audit_data, kubernetes_audit_data = \
             am._get_audit_data(True, True, True)
 
+        # Convert to dict like what would happen calling via RPC
+        firmware_audit_data = self._rpc_convert(firmware_audit_data)
+
         for name in ['subcloud1', 'subcloud2']:
             fm.subcloud_firmware_audit(name, firmware_audit_data)
             expected_calls = [
@@ -505,6 +521,9 @@ class TestFirmwareAudit(base.DCManagerTestCase):
         patch_audit_data, firmware_audit_data, kubernetes_audit_data = \
             am._get_audit_data(True, True, True)
 
+        # Convert to dict like what would happen calling via RPC
+        firmware_audit_data = self._rpc_convert(firmware_audit_data)
+
         for name in ['subcloud1', 'subcloud2']:
             fm.subcloud_firmware_audit(name, firmware_audit_data)
             expected_calls = [
@@ -538,6 +557,9 @@ class TestFirmwareAudit(base.DCManagerTestCase):
         patch_audit_data, firmware_audit_data, kubernetes_audit_data = \
             am._get_audit_data(True, True, True)
 
+        # Convert to dict like what would happen calling via RPC
+        firmware_audit_data = self._rpc_convert(firmware_audit_data)
+
         for name in ['subcloud1', 'subcloud2']:
             fm.subcloud_firmware_audit(name, firmware_audit_data)
             expected_calls = [
@@ -571,6 +593,9 @@ class TestFirmwareAudit(base.DCManagerTestCase):
         patch_audit_data, firmware_audit_data, kubernetes_audit_data = \
             am._get_audit_data(True, True, True)
 
+        # Convert to dict like what would happen calling via RPC
+        firmware_audit_data = self._rpc_convert(firmware_audit_data)
+
         for name in ['subcloud1', 'subcloud2']:
             fm.subcloud_firmware_audit(name, firmware_audit_data)
             expected_calls = [
@@ -604,6 +629,9 @@ class TestFirmwareAudit(base.DCManagerTestCase):
         patch_audit_data, firmware_audit_data, kubernetes_audit_data = \
             am._get_audit_data(True, True, True)
 
+        # Convert to dict like what would happen calling via RPC
+        firmware_audit_data = self._rpc_convert(firmware_audit_data)
+
         for name in ['subcloud1', 'subcloud2']:
             fm.subcloud_firmware_audit(name, firmware_audit_data)
             expected_calls = [
@@ -637,6 +665,9 @@ class TestFirmwareAudit(base.DCManagerTestCase):
         patch_audit_data, firmware_audit_data, kubernetes_audit_data = \
             am._get_audit_data(True, True, True)
 
+        # Convert to dict like what would happen calling via RPC
+        firmware_audit_data = self._rpc_convert(firmware_audit_data)
+
         for name in ['subcloud1', 'subcloud2']:
             fm.subcloud_firmware_audit(name, firmware_audit_data)
             expected_calls = [