diff --git a/trove/db/sqlalchemy/migrate_repo/schema.py b/trove/db/sqlalchemy/migrate_repo/schema.py
index 9f7b0b368e..b4f69d6303 100644
--- a/trove/db/sqlalchemy/migrate_repo/schema.py
+++ b/trove/db/sqlalchemy/migrate_repo/schema.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 from oslo_log import log as logging
 import sqlalchemy.types
 
-
 logger = logging.getLogger('trove.db.sqlalchemy.migrate_repo.schema')
 
 
@@ -63,11 +62,6 @@ class Float(sqlalchemy.types.Float):
         super(Float, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
 
-class Json(sqlalchemy.types.JSON):
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        super(Json, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
-
-
 def create_tables(tables):
     for table in tables:
         logger.info("creating table %(table)s", {'table': table})
diff --git a/trove/db/sqlalchemy/migrate_repo/versions/046_add_access_to_instance.py b/trove/db/sqlalchemy/migrate_repo/versions/046_add_access_to_instance.py
index eac819e113..faf45d1770 100644
--- a/trove/db/sqlalchemy/migrate_repo/versions/046_add_access_to_instance.py
+++ b/trove/db/sqlalchemy/migrate_repo/versions/046_add_access_to_instance.py
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 from sqlalchemy.schema import Column
 from sqlalchemy.schema import MetaData
 
-from trove.db.sqlalchemy.migrate_repo.schema import Json
 from trove.db.sqlalchemy.migrate_repo.schema import Table
+from trove.db.sqlalchemy.migrate_repo.schema import Text
 
 
 def upgrade(migrate_engine):
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ def upgrade(migrate_engine):
     meta.bind = migrate_engine
 
     instances = Table('instances', meta, autoload=True)
-    instances.create_column(Column('access', Json(), nullable=True))
+    instances.create_column(Column('access', Text(), nullable=True))
diff --git a/trove/instance/models.py b/trove/instance/models.py
index d524264ac3..ab85efe4a8 100644
--- a/trove/instance/models.py
+++ b/trove/instance/models.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 """Model classes that form the core of instances functionality."""
 from datetime import datetime
 from datetime import timedelta
+import json
 import os.path
 import re
 
@@ -492,6 +493,8 @@ class SimpleInstance(object):
     @property
     def access(self):
         if hasattr(self.db_info, 'access'):
+            if type(self.db_info.access) == str:
+                return json.loads(self.db_info.access)
             return self.db_info.access
         else:
             return None
@@ -885,6 +888,10 @@ class BaseInstance(SimpleInstance):
 
     def update_db(self, **values):
         self.db_info = DBInstance.find_by(id=self.id, deleted=False)
+
+        if 'access' in values and type(values['access'] != str):
+            values['access'] = json.dumps(values['access'])
+
         for key in values:
             setattr(self.db_info, key, values[key])
         self.db_info.save()
@@ -1884,6 +1891,12 @@ class DBInstance(dbmodels.DatabaseModelBase):
         return cu.decrypt_data(cu.decode_data(self.encrypted_key),
                                CONF.inst_rpc_key_encr_key)
 
+    @classmethod
+    def create(cls, **values):
+        if 'access' in values and type(values['access'] != str):
+            values['access'] = json.dumps(values['access'])
+        return super(DBInstance, cls).create(**values)
+
     def _validate(self, errors):
         if InstanceTask.from_code(self.task_id) is None:
             errors['task_id'] = "Not valid."