diff --git a/ironic_python_agent/hardware.py b/ironic_python_agent/hardware.py
index e142fdb9e..ecc9fba24 100644
--- a/ironic_python_agent/hardware.py
+++ b/ironic_python_agent/hardware.py
@@ -97,7 +97,12 @@ def _get_system_lshw_dict():
     :return: A python dict from the lshw json output
     """
     out, _e = utils.execute('lshw', '-quiet', '-json', log_stdout=False)
-    return json.loads(out)
+    out = json.loads(out)
+    # Depending on lshw version, output might be a list, starting with
+    # https://github.com/lyonel/lshw/commit/135a853c60582b14c5b67e5cd988a8062d9896f4  # noqa
+    if isinstance(out, list):
+        return out[0]
+    return out
 
 
 def _udev_settle():
@@ -1143,10 +1148,6 @@ class GenericHardwareManager(HardwareManager):
             LOG.warning('Could not get real physical RAM from lshw: %s', e)
             physical = None
         else:
-            # Depending on lshw version, output might be a list, starting with
-            # https://github.com/lyonel/lshw/commit/135a853c60582b14c5b67e5cd988a8062d9896f4  # noqa
-            if isinstance(sys_dict, list):
-                sys_dict = sys_dict[0]
             physical = _calc_memory(sys_dict)
 
             if not physical:
diff --git a/ironic_python_agent/tests/unit/test_hardware.py b/ironic_python_agent/tests/unit/test_hardware.py
index 060e71b3a..b69c80d14 100644
--- a/ironic_python_agent/tests/unit/test_hardware.py
+++ b/ironic_python_agent/tests/unit/test_hardware.py
@@ -4390,6 +4390,14 @@ class TestGenericHardwareManager(base.IronicAgentTest):
         self.assertEqual('1234567', vendor_info.serial_number)
         self.assertEqual('GENERIC', vendor_info.manufacturer)
 
+    @mock.patch.object(utils, 'execute', autospec=True)
+    def test_get_system_vendor_info_lshw_list(self, mocked_execute):
+        mocked_execute.return_value = (f"[{LSHW_JSON_OUTPUT_V2[0]}]", "")
+        vendor_info = self.hardware.get_system_vendor_info()
+        self.assertEqual('ABCD', vendor_info.product_name)
+        self.assertEqual('1234', vendor_info.serial_number)
+        self.assertEqual('ABCD', vendor_info.manufacturer)
+
     @mock.patch.object(utils, 'execute', autospec=True)
     def test_get_system_vendor_info_failure(self, mocked_execute):
         mocked_execute.side_effect = processutils.ProcessExecutionError()