diff --git a/pyghmi/redfish/command.py b/pyghmi/redfish/command.py
index 53c01a49..81196618 100644
--- a/pyghmi/redfish/command.py
+++ b/pyghmi/redfish/command.py
@@ -163,11 +163,11 @@ class SensorReading(object):
 class AttrDependencyHandler(object):
     def __init__(self, dependencies, currsettings, pendingsettings):
         self.dependencymap = {}
-        for dep in dependencies.get('Dependencies', [[]]):
-            if dep['Type'] != 'Map':
-                continue
+        for dep in dependencies.get('Dependencies', [{}]):
             if 'Dependency' not in dep:
                 continue
+            if dep['Type'] != 'Map':
+                continue
             if dep['DependencyFor'] in self.dependencymap:
                 self.dependencymap[
                     dep['DependencyFor']].append(dep['Dependency'])