diff --git a/nvflare/fuel/hci/client/cli.py b/nvflare/fuel/hci/client/cli.py
index 2b4ea430efe..507b49d2d84 100644
--- a/nvflare/fuel/hci/client/cli.py
+++ b/nvflare/fuel/hci/client/cli.py
@@ -444,7 +444,9 @@ def print_resp(self, resp: dict):
 
         if "data" in resp:
             for item in resp["data"]:
-                item_type = item["type"]
+                if not isinstance(item, dict):
+                    continue
+                item_type = item.get("type")
                 if item_type == "string":
                     self.write_string(item["data"])
                 elif item_type == "table":