diff --git a/headless-services/bosh-language-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/bosh/models/BoshCommandBasedModelProvider.java b/headless-services/bosh-language-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/bosh/models/BoshCommandBasedModelProvider.java
index 1ab0d9979..b8b51417c 100644
--- a/headless-services/bosh-language-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/bosh/models/BoshCommandBasedModelProvider.java
+++ b/headless-services/bosh-language-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/bosh/models/BoshCommandBasedModelProvider.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import org.springframework.ide.vscode.commons.util.Assert;
 import org.springframework.ide.vscode.commons.util.CollectorUtil;
 import org.springframework.ide.vscode.commons.util.ExternalCommand;
 import org.springframework.ide.vscode.commons.util.ExternalProcess;
+import org.springframework.ide.vscode.commons.util.GsonUtil;
 import org.springframework.ide.vscode.commons.util.Log;
 import org.springframework.ide.vscode.commons.util.StringUtil;
 import org.springframework.ide.vscode.commons.util.text.LanguageId;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ public abstract class BoshCommandBasedModelProvider<T> implements DynamicModelPr
 	protected Collection<String> getNames(JSONCursor _cursor, YamlTraversal path) {
 		return path.traverseAmbiguously(_cursor)
 		.flatMap((cursor) -> {
-			String text = cursor.target.getAsString();
+			String text = GsonUtil.getAsString(cursor.target);
 			if (StringUtil.hasText(text)) {
 				return Stream.of(text);
 			} else {
diff --git a/headless-services/bosh-language-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/bosh/models/BoshCommandReleasesProvider.java b/headless-services/bosh-language-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/bosh/models/BoshCommandReleasesProvider.java
index 9f017e048..e3212eae6 100644
--- a/headless-services/bosh-language-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/bosh/models/BoshCommandReleasesProvider.java
+++ b/headless-services/bosh-language-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/bosh/models/BoshCommandReleasesProvider.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 import org.springframework.ide.vscode.bosh.BoshCliConfig;
 import org.springframework.ide.vscode.commons.util.CollectorUtil;
+import org.springframework.ide.vscode.commons.util.GsonUtil;
 import org.springframework.ide.vscode.commons.yaml.path.YamlPath;
 import org.springframework.ide.vscode.commons.yaml.path.YamlTraversal;
 import org.springframework.ide.vscode.commons.yaml.schema.DynamicSchemaContext;
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ public class BoshCommandReleasesProvider  extends BoshCommandBasedModelProvider<
 			private String getStringProperty(JSONCursor c, String prop) {
 				c = YamlPath.EMPTY.thenValAt(prop).traverse(c);
 				if (c!=null) {
-					return c.target.getAsString();
+					return GsonUtil.getAsString(c.target);
 				}
 				return null;
 			}
diff --git a/headless-services/bosh-language-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/bosh/models/BoshCommandStemcellsProvider.java b/headless-services/bosh-language-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/bosh/models/BoshCommandStemcellsProvider.java
index 723cd3eab..9f5cc164e 100644
--- a/headless-services/bosh-language-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/bosh/models/BoshCommandStemcellsProvider.java
+++ b/headless-services/bosh-language-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/bosh/models/BoshCommandStemcellsProvider.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import java.util.Collection;
 import org.springframework.ide.vscode.bosh.BoshCliConfig;
 import org.springframework.ide.vscode.commons.util.CollectorUtil;
 import org.springframework.ide.vscode.commons.util.ExternalCommand;
+import org.springframework.ide.vscode.commons.util.GsonUtil;
 import org.springframework.ide.vscode.commons.yaml.path.YamlPath;
 import org.springframework.ide.vscode.commons.yaml.path.YamlTraversal;
 import org.springframework.ide.vscode.commons.yaml.schema.DynamicSchemaContext;
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ public class BoshCommandStemcellsProvider extends BoshCommandBasedModelProvider<
 			private String getStringProperty(JSONCursor c, String prop) {
 				c = YamlPath.EMPTY.thenValAt(prop).traverse(c);
 				if (c!=null) {
-					return c.target.getAsString();
+					return GsonUtil.getAsString(c.target);
 				}
 				return null;
 			}
diff --git a/headless-services/commons/commons-util/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/util/GsonUtil.java b/headless-services/commons/commons-util/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/util/GsonUtil.java
index 16bac0632..56351fd2c 100644
--- a/headless-services/commons/commons-util/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/util/GsonUtil.java
+++ b/headless-services/commons/commons-util/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/util/GsonUtil.java
@@ -52,4 +52,13 @@ public class GsonUtil {
 			return Stream.empty();
 		}
 	}
+
+	public static String getAsString(JsonElement target) {
+		// Need to check if it is a primitive before get as string, otherwise
+		// exceptions can be thrown. See the JsonElement javadoc
+		if (target != null && target.isJsonPrimitive()) {
+			return target.getAsString();
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
 }