diff --git a/metadata/metadata_service/api/column.py b/metadata/metadata_service/api/column.py
index df602014a6..d83d08adae 100644
--- a/metadata/metadata_service/api/column.py
+++ b/metadata/metadata_service/api/column.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def put(self,
         :return:
         """
         try:
-            description = json.loads(request.json).get('description')
+            description = json.loads(request.data).get('description')
             self.client.put_column_description(table_uri=table_uri,
                                                column_name=column_name,
                                                description=description)
diff --git a/metadata/metadata_service/api/table.py b/metadata/metadata_service/api/table.py
index 61a19864a3..74c37de229 100644
--- a/metadata/metadata_service/api/table.py
+++ b/metadata/metadata_service/api/table.py
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ def put(self, table_uri: str) -> Iterable[Any]:
         :return:
         """
         try:
-            description = json.loads(request.json).get('description')
+            description = json.loads(request.data).get('description')
             self.client.put_table_description(table_uri=table_uri, description=description)
             return None, HTTPStatus.OK
 
diff --git a/metadata/setup.py b/metadata/setup.py
index 9a71b8ae7c..e8d42c769c 100644
--- a/metadata/setup.py
+++ b/metadata/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
-__version__ = '1.1.1'
+__version__ = '1.1.2'
 
 
 requirements_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), 'requirements.txt')
diff --git a/metadata/tests/unit/api/test_redshit_disable_comment_edit.py b/metadata/tests/unit/api/test_redshit_disable_comment_edit.py
index f0208cb202..f5d45439d6 100644
--- a/metadata/tests/unit/api/test_redshit_disable_comment_edit.py
+++ b/metadata/tests/unit/api/test_redshit_disable_comment_edit.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ def test_table_comment_edit(self) -> None:
         with patch('metadata_service.api.table.get_proxy_client'):
             table_uri = 'hive://gold.test_schema/test_table'
             url = '/table/' + table_uri + '/description'
-            response = self.app.test_client().put(url, json=json.dumps({'description': 'test table'}))
+            response = self.app.test_client().put(url, data=json.dumps({'description': 'test table'}))
             self.assertEqual(response.status_code, HTTPStatus.OK)
 
     def test_column_comment_edit(self) -> None:
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ def test_column_comment_edit(self) -> None:
             table_uri = 'hive://gold.test_schema/test_table'
             column_name = 'foo'
             url = '/table/' + table_uri + '/column/' + column_name + '/description'
-            response = self.app.test_client().put(url, json=json.dumps({'description': 'test column'}))
+            response = self.app.test_client().put(url, data=json.dumps({'description': 'test column'}))
             self.assertEqual(response.status_code, HTTPStatus.OK)