1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/gitlab/v4/cli.py b/gitlab/v4/cli.py
index e6f3351..7199e83 100644
--- a/gitlab/v4/cli.py
+++ b/gitlab/v4/cli.py
@@ -249,6 +249,9 @@ def extend_parser(parser):
 
 
 def get_dict(obj, fields):
+    if isinstance(obj, six.string_types):
+        return obj
+
     if fields:
         return {k: v for k, v in obj.attributes.items()
                 if k in fields}