diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/consoleserver.py b/confluent_server/confluent/consoleserver.py
index dbc12e43..ce397d1a 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/consoleserver.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/consoleserver.py
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ class ConsoleHandler(object):
     def check_collective(self, attrvalue):
         myc = attrvalue.get(self.node, {}).get('collective.manager', {}).get(
             'value', None)
-        if configmodule.list_collective() and not myc:
+        if list(configmodule.list_collective()) and not myc:
             self._is_local = False
             self._detach()
             self._disconnect()
diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/discovery/core.py b/confluent_server/confluent/discovery/core.py
index 3cca8095..d18c565d 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/discovery/core.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/discovery/core.py
@@ -1078,7 +1078,7 @@ def discover_node(cfg, handler, info, nodename, manual):
                 traceback.print_exc()
                 return False
             newnodeattribs = {}
-            if cfm.list_collective():
+            if list(cfm.list_collective()):
                 # We are in a collective, check collective.manager
                 cmc = cfg.get_node_attributes(nodename, 'collective.manager')
                 cm = cmc.get(nodename, {}).get('collective.manager', {}).get('value', None)