diff --git a/src/dotnet/SemanticKernel/Agents/SemanticKernelAgentBase.cs b/src/dotnet/SemanticKernel/Agents/SemanticKernelAgentBase.cs
index d0f06a5cd9..25577ac0ea 100644
--- a/src/dotnet/SemanticKernel/Agents/SemanticKernelAgentBase.cs
+++ b/src/dotnet/SemanticKernel/Agents/SemanticKernelAgentBase.cs
@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@ private async Task<T> GetResource<T>(string objectId, string resourceTypeName, I
                     UserId = "SemanticKernelAPI",
                     Username = "SemanticKernelAPI"
                 });
-            return (result as List<T>)!.First();
+            var resource = (result as List<ResourceProviderGetResult<T>>)!.First().Resource;
+            return resource;
         }
 
         private void ValidateRequest()