diff --git a/k8sclient/client/api_client.py b/k8sclient/client/api_client.py
index 3014ef1..94f29b5 100644
--- a/k8sclient/client/api_client.py
+++ b/k8sclient/client/api_client.py
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ class ApiClient(object):
         if klass in [int, float, str, bool]:
             return self.__deserialize_primitive(data, klass)
         elif klass == object:
-            return self.__deserialize_object()
+            return self.__deserialize_object(data)
         elif klass == date:
             return self.__deserialize_date(data)
         elif klass == datetime:
@@ -500,13 +500,13 @@ class ApiClient(object):
             value = data
         return value
 
-    def __deserialize_object(self):
+    def __deserialize_object(self, value):
         """
-        Deserializes empty object.
+        Return the original value.
 
         :return: object.
         """
-        return object()
+        return value
 
     def __deserialize_date(self, string):
         """