diff --git a/client-cli/cli_lib/ceph.py b/client-cli/cli_lib/ceph.py
index 34acc3b1..5915ec00 100644
--- a/client-cli/cli_lib/ceph.py
+++ b/client-cli/cli_lib/ceph.py
@@ -164,7 +164,16 @@ def ceph_osd_info(config, osd):
     response = call_api(config, 'get', '/storage/ceph/osd/{osd}'.format(osd=osd))
 
     if response.status_code == 200:
-        return True, response.json()
+        if isinstance(response.json(), list) and len(response.json()) != 1:
+            # No exact match; return not found
+            return False, "OSD not found."
+        else:
+            # Return a single instance if the response is a list
+            if isinstance(response.json(), list):
+                return True, response.json()[0]
+            # This shouldn't happen, but is here just in case
+            else:
+                return True, response.json()
     else:
         return False, response.json().get('message', '')
 
@@ -552,7 +561,16 @@ def ceph_pool_info(config, pool):
     response = call_api(config, 'get', '/storage/ceph/pool/{pool}'.format(pool=pool))
 
     if response.status_code == 200:
-        return True, response.json()
+        if isinstance(response.json(), list) and len(response.json()) != 1:
+            # No exact match; return not found
+            return False, "Pool not found."
+        else:
+            # Return a single instance if the response is a list
+            if isinstance(response.json(), list):
+                return True, response.json()[0]
+            # This shouldn't happen, but is here just in case
+            else:
+                return True, response.json()
     else:
         return False, response.json().get('message', '')
 
@@ -829,7 +847,16 @@ def ceph_volume_info(config, pool, volume):
     response = call_api(config, 'get', '/storage/ceph/volume/{pool}/{volume}'.format(volume=volume, pool=pool))
 
     if response.status_code == 200:
-        return True, response.json()
+        if isinstance(response.json(), list) and len(response.json()) != 1:
+            # No exact match; return not found
+            return False, "Volume not found."
+        else:
+            # Return a single instance if the response is a list
+            if isinstance(response.json(), list):
+                return True, response.json()[0]
+            # This shouldn't happen, but is here just in case
+            else:
+                return True, response.json()
     else:
         return False, response.json().get('message', '')
 
@@ -1103,7 +1130,16 @@ def ceph_snapshot_info(config, pool, volume, snapshot):
     response = call_api(config, 'get', '/storage/ceph/snapshot/{pool}/{volume}/{snapshot}'.format(snapshot=snapshot, volume=volume, pool=pool))
 
     if response.status_code == 200:
-        return True, response.json()
+        if isinstance(response.json(), list) and len(response.json()) != 1:
+            # No exact match; return not found
+            return False, "Snapshot not found."
+        else:
+            # Return a single instance if the response is a list
+            if isinstance(response.json(), list):
+                return True, response.json()[0]
+            # This shouldn't happen, but is here just in case
+            else:
+                return True, response.json()
     else:
         return False, response.json().get('message', '')
 
diff --git a/client-cli/cli_lib/network.py b/client-cli/cli_lib/network.py
index efa159ff..22dd9d11 100644
--- a/client-cli/cli_lib/network.py
+++ b/client-cli/cli_lib/network.py
@@ -67,7 +67,16 @@ def net_info(config, net):
     response = call_api(config, 'get', '/network/{net}'.format(net=net))
 
     if response.status_code == 200:
-        return True, response.json()
+        if isinstance(response.json(), list) and len(response.json()) != 1:
+            # No exact match; return not found
+            return False, "Network not found."
+        else:
+            # Return a single instance if the response is a list
+            if isinstance(response.json(), list):
+                return True, response.json()[0]
+            # This shouldn't happen, but is here just in case
+            else:
+                return True, response.json()
     else:
         return False, response.json().get('message', '')
 
@@ -196,7 +205,16 @@ def net_dhcp_info(config, net, mac):
     response = call_api(config, 'get', '/network/{net}/lease/{mac}'.format(net=net, mac=mac))
 
     if response.status_code == 200:
-        return True, response.json()
+        if isinstance(response.json(), list) and len(response.json()) != 1:
+            # No exact match; return not found
+            return False, "Lease not found."
+        else:
+            # Return a single instance if the response is a list
+            if isinstance(response.json(), list):
+                return True, response.json()[0]
+            # This shouldn't happen, but is here just in case
+            else:
+                return True, response.json()
     else:
         return False, response.json().get('message', '')
 
@@ -281,7 +299,16 @@ def net_acl_info(config, net, description):
     response = call_api(config, 'get', '/network/{net}/acl/{description}'.format(net=net, description=description))
 
     if response.status_code == 200:
-        return True, response.json()
+        if isinstance(response.json(), list) and len(response.json()) != 1:
+            # No exact match; return not found
+            return False, "ACL not found."
+        else:
+            # Return a single instance if the response is a list
+            if isinstance(response.json(), list):
+                return True, response.json()[0]
+            # This shouldn't happen, but is here just in case
+            else:
+                return True, response.json()
     else:
         return False, response.json().get('message', '')
 
diff --git a/client-cli/cli_lib/node.py b/client-cli/cli_lib/node.py
index 37804caf..039e93c4 100644
--- a/client-cli/cli_lib/node.py
+++ b/client-cli/cli_lib/node.py
@@ -81,7 +81,16 @@ def node_info(config, node):
     response = call_api(config, 'get', '/node/{node}'.format(node=node))
 
     if response.status_code == 200:
-        return True, response.json()
+        if isinstance(response.json(), list) and len(response.json()) != 1:
+            # No exact match, return not found
+            return False, "Node not found."
+        else:
+            # Return a single instance if the response is a list
+            if isinstance(response.json(), list):
+                return True, response.json()[0]
+            # This shouldn't happen, but is here just in case
+            else:
+                return True, response.json()
     else:
         return False, response.json().get('message', '')
 
diff --git a/client-cli/cli_lib/provisioner.py b/client-cli/cli_lib/provisioner.py
index 024c7ebd..560cac72 100644
--- a/client-cli/cli_lib/provisioner.py
+++ b/client-cli/cli_lib/provisioner.py
@@ -42,7 +42,16 @@ def template_info(config, template, template_type):
     response = call_api(config, 'get', '/provisioner/template/{template_type}/{template}'.format(template_type=template_type, template=template))
 
     if response.status_code == 200:
-        return True, response.json()
+        if isinstance(response.json(), list) and len(response.json()) != 1:
+            # No exact match; return not found
+            return False, "Template not found."
+        else:
+            # Return a single instance if the response is a list
+            if isinstance(response.json(), list):
+                return True, response.json()[0]
+            # This shouldn't happen, but is here just in case
+            else:
+                return True, response.json()
     else:
         return False, response.json().get('message', '')
 
@@ -171,7 +180,16 @@ def userdata_info(config, userdata):
     response = call_api(config, 'get', '/provisioner/userdata/{userdata}'.format(userdata=userdata))
 
     if response.status_code == 200:
-        return True, response.json()[0]
+        if isinstance(response.json(), list) and len(response.json()) != 1:
+            # No exact match; return not found
+            return False, "Userdata not found."
+        else:
+            # Return a single instance if the response is a list
+            if isinstance(response.json(), list):
+                return True, response.json()[0]
+            # This shouldn't happen, but is here just in case
+            else:
+                return True, response.json()
     else:
         return False, response.json().get('message', '')
 
@@ -294,7 +312,16 @@ def script_info(config, script):
     response = call_api(config, 'get', '/provisioner/script/{script}'.format(script=script))
 
     if response.status_code == 200:
-        return True, response.json()[0]
+        if isinstance(response.json(), list) and len(response.json()) != 1:
+            # No exact match; return not found
+            return False, "Script not found."
+        else:
+            # Return a single instance if the response is a list
+            if isinstance(response.json(), list):
+                return True, response.json()[0]
+            # This shouldn't happen, but is here just in case
+            else:
+                return True, response.json()
     else:
         return False, response.json().get('message', '')
 
@@ -417,7 +444,16 @@ def ova_info(config, name):
     response = call_api(config, 'get', '/provisioner/ova/{name}'.format(name=name))
 
     if response.status_code == 200:
-        return True, response.json()[0]
+        if isinstance(response.json(), list) and len(response.json()) != 1:
+            # No exact match; return not found
+            return False, "OVA not found."
+        else:
+            # Return a single instance if the response is a list
+            if isinstance(response.json(), list):
+                return True, response.json()[0]
+            # This shouldn't happen, but is here just in case
+            else:
+                return True, response.json()
     else:
         return False, response.json().get('message', '')
 
@@ -504,7 +540,16 @@ def profile_info(config, profile):
     response = call_api(config, 'get', '/provisioner/profile/{profile}'.format(profile=profile))
 
     if response.status_code == 200:
-        return True, response.json()[0]
+        if isinstance(response.json(), list) and len(response.json()) != 1:
+            # No exact match; return not found
+            return False, "Profile not found."
+        else:
+            # Return a single instance if the response is a list
+            if isinstance(response.json(), list):
+                return True, response.json()[0]
+            # This shouldn't happen, but is here just in case
+            else:
+                return True, response.json()
     else:
         return False, response.json().get('message', '')
 
diff --git a/client-cli/cli_lib/vm.py b/client-cli/cli_lib/vm.py
index e00a521e..7b4d729e 100644
--- a/client-cli/cli_lib/vm.py
+++ b/client-cli/cli_lib/vm.py
@@ -41,16 +41,16 @@ def vm_info(config, vm):
     response = call_api(config, 'get', '/vm/{vm}'.format(vm=vm))
 
     if response.status_code == 200:
-        if isinstance(response.json(), list) and len(response.json()) > 1:
+        if isinstance(response.json(), list) and len(response.json()) != 1:
             # No exact match; return not found
             return False, "VM not found."
         else:
+            # Return a single instance if the response is a list
             if isinstance(response.json(), list):
-                response = response.json()[0]
+                return True, response.json()[0]
+            # This shouldn't happen, but is here just in case
             else:
-                response = response.json()
-            return True, response
-        return True, response.json()
+                return True, response.json()
     else:
         return False, response.json().get('message', '')