diff --git a/tests/so/etsi/etsi_tests.robot b/tests/so/etsi/etsi_tests.robot
index bfa2331..5a38eee 100644
--- a/tests/so/etsi/etsi_tests.robot
+++ b/tests/so/etsi/etsi_tests.robot
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     ${service_instantiation_request}=    Post Request    api_handler_session    /onap/so/infra/serviceInstantiation/v7/serviceInstances    data=${data}    headers=${headers}
     Run Keyword If  '${service_instantiation_request.status_code}' == '200'  log to console   \nexecuted with expected result
     log to console      ${service_instantiation_request.content}
-    ${service_instantiation_json_response}=    Evaluate     json.loads("""${service_instantiation_request.content}""")    json
+    ${service_instantiation_json_response}=    Evaluate     json.loads("""${service_instantiation_request.content}""", strict=False)    json
     ${request_ID}=          Set Variable         ${service_instantiation_json_response}[requestReferences][requestId]
     ${service_instance_Id}=     Set Variable       ${service_instantiation_json_response}[requestReferences][instanceId]
     SET GLOBAL VARIABLE       ${service_instance_Id}
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     \   ${orchestration_status_request}=   Get Request  api_handler_session   /onap/so/infra/orchestrationRequests/v7/${request_ID}
     \   Run Keyword If  '${orchestration_status_request.status_code}' == '200'  log to console   \nexecuted with expected result
     \   log to console      ${orchestration_status_request.content}
-    \   ${orchestration_json_response}=    Evaluate     json.loads("""${orchestration_status_request.content}""")    json
+    \   ${orchestration_json_response}=    Evaluate     json.loads("""${orchestration_status_request.content}""", strict=False)    json
     \   ${actual_request_state}=     SET VARIABLE       ${orchestration_json_response}[request][requestStatus][requestState]
     \   Log To Console    Received actual repsonse status:${actual_request_state}
     \   RUN KEYWORD IF   '${actual_request_state}' == 'COMPLETE' or '${actual_request_state}' == 'FAILED'      Exit For Loop
@@ -51,14 +51,15 @@
 
     Create Session   api_handler_session  http://${REPO_IP}:8080
     ${data}=    Get Binary File     ${CURDIR}${/}data${/}vnfInstantiationRequest.json
-    ${vnf_instantiate_request_json}=    evaluate    json.loads('''${data}''')    json
+    ${vnf_instantiate_request_json}=    evaluate    json.loads('''${data}''', strict=False)    json
     set to dictionary    ${vnf_instantiate_request_json}[requestDetails][relatedInstanceList][0][relatedInstance]        instanceId=${service_instance_Id}
     ${vnf_instantiate_request_string}=    evaluate    json.dumps(${vnf_instantiate_request_json})    json
 
     &{headers}=  Create Dictionary    Authorization=Basic SW5mcmFQb3J0YWxDbGllbnQ6cGFzc3dvcmQxJA==    Content-Type=application/json    Accept=application/json
     ${vnf_instantiate_request}=    Post Request    api_handler_session    /onap/so/infra/serviceInstantiation/v7/serviceInstances/${service_instance_Id}/vnfs   data=${vnf_instantiate_request_string}    headers=${headers}
     Run Keyword If  '${vnf_instantiate_request.status_code}' == '200'  log to console   \nexecuted with expected result
-    ${vnf_instantiate_json_response}=    Evaluate     json.loads("""${vnf_instantiate_request.content}""")    json
+    ${vnf_instantiate_json_response}=    Evaluate     json.loads("""${vnf_instantiate_request.content}""", strict=False)    json
+
     ${request_ID}=          Set Variable         ${vnf_instantiate_json_response}[requestReferences][requestId]
     ${actual_request_state}=    SET VARIABLE    ""
 
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@
     \   ${orchestration_status_request}=   Get Request  api_handler_session   /onap/so/infra/orchestrationRequests/v7/${request_ID}
     \   Run Keyword If  '${orchestration_status_request.status_code}' == '200'  log to console   \nexecuted with expected result
     \   Log To Console      ${orchestration_status_request.content}
-    \   ${orchestration_json_response}=    Evaluate     json.loads("""${orchestration_status_request.content}""")    json
+    \   ${orchestration_json_response}=    Evaluate     json.loads("""${orchestration_status_request.content}""", strict=False)    json
     \   ${actual_request_state}=     SET VARIABLE       ${orchestration_json_response}[request][requestStatus][requestState]
     \   ${service_instance_Id}=     SET VARIABLE       ${orchestration_json_response}[request][instanceReferences][serviceInstanceId]
     \   RUN KEYWORD IF   '${actual_request_state}' == 'COMPLETE' or '${actual_request_state}' == 'FAILED'      Exit For Loop
@@ -75,4 +76,4 @@
 
     Log To Console     final repsonse status received: ${actual_request_state}
     Run Keyword If  '${actual_request_state}' == 'COMPLETE'  log to console   \nexecuted with expected result
-    Should Be Equal As Strings    '${actual_request_state}'    'COMPLETE'
\ No newline at end of file
+    Should Be Equal As Strings    '${actual_request_state}'    'COMPLETE'