diff --git a/kubernetes/base/config/exec_provider.py b/kubernetes/base/config/exec_provider.py
index c11c2a5f4..ae7049ada 100644
--- a/kubernetes/base/config/exec_provider.py
+++ b/kubernetes/base/config/exec_provider.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class ExecProvider(object):
         if previous_response:
             kubernetes_exec_info['spec']['response'] = previous_response
         if self.cluster:
-            kubernetes_exec_info['spec']['cluster'] = self.cluster
+            kubernetes_exec_info['spec']['cluster'] = self.cluster.value
 
         self.env['KUBERNETES_EXEC_INFO'] = json.dumps(kubernetes_exec_info)
         process = subprocess.Popen(
diff --git a/kubernetes/base/config/exec_provider_test.py b/kubernetes/base/config/exec_provider_test.py
index 9ff62d12e..fc4944b22 100644
--- a/kubernetes/base/config/exec_provider_test.py
+++ b/kubernetes/base/config/exec_provider_test.py
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ class ExecProviderTest(unittest.TestCase):
         instance = mock.return_value
         instance.wait.return_value = 0
         instance.communicate.return_value = (self.output_ok, '')
-        ep = ExecProvider(self.input_with_cluster, None, {'server': 'name.company.com'})
+        ep = ExecProvider(self.input_with_cluster, None, ConfigNode("cluster", {'server': 'name.company.com'}))
         result = ep.run()
         self.assertTrue(isinstance(result, dict))
         self.assertTrue('token' in result)