diff --git a/enterprise_catalog/apps/ai_curation/openai_client.py b/enterprise_catalog/apps/ai_curation/openai_client.py
index b3df53b34..b8cbfa18a 100644
--- a/enterprise_catalog/apps/ai_curation/openai_client.py
+++ b/enterprise_catalog/apps/ai_curation/openai_client.py
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ def chat_completions(
         response_content = response.json().get('content')
         if response_format == 'json':
             return json.loads(response_content)
-        return json.loads(response_content)[0]
+        return response_content
     except json.decoder.JSONDecodeError as ex:
         LOGGER.error(
             '[AI_CURATION] Invalid JSON response received: Prompt: [%s], Response: [%s]',
diff --git a/enterprise_catalog/apps/api_client/discovery.py b/enterprise_catalog/apps/api_client/discovery.py
index 38732c0a3..3e4d5d644 100644
--- a/enterprise_catalog/apps/api_client/discovery.py
+++ b/enterprise_catalog/apps/api_client/discovery.py
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ def get_video_skills(self, video_usage_key):
         """
         page = 1
         results = []
-        request_params = {'page': page, 'usage_key': video_usage_key, 'verified': 'true'}
+        request_params = {'page': page, 'usage_key': video_usage_key, 'verified': 'false'}
         try:
             response = self._retrieve_video_skills(request_params)
             results += response.get('results', [])
diff --git a/enterprise_catalog/apps/video_catalog/management/commands/generate_video_transcript_summary.py b/enterprise_catalog/apps/video_catalog/management/commands/generate_video_transcript_summary.py
index 32b103548..0284c747d 100644
--- a/enterprise_catalog/apps/video_catalog/management/commands/generate_video_transcript_summary.py
+++ b/enterprise_catalog/apps/video_catalog/management/commands/generate_video_transcript_summary.py
@@ -36,6 +36,14 @@ def handle(self, *args, **options):
         processed_videos = VideoTranscriptSummary.objects.all().values_list('video_id', flat=True)
         videos = Video.objects.exclude(edx_video_id__in=processed_videos)
         for video in videos:
-            summary = generate_transcript_summary(video)
-            if summary:
-                VideoTranscriptSummary.objects.create(video=video, summary=summary)
+            try:
+                summary = generate_transcript_summary(video)
+                if summary:
+                    VideoTranscriptSummary.objects.create(video=video, summary=summary)
+            except Exception as ex:  # pylint: disable=broad-exception-caught
+                logger.error(
+                    '[FETCH_VIDEO_TRANSCRIPT_SUMMARY] Failure in generating transcript \
+                    summary for Video id: "%s". Ex:  "%s".',
+                    video.edx_video_id,
+                    str(ex)
+                )
diff --git a/enterprise_catalog/apps/video_catalog/utils.py b/enterprise_catalog/apps/video_catalog/utils.py
index b53729a28..3a78fe8f4 100644
--- a/enterprise_catalog/apps/video_catalog/utils.py
+++ b/enterprise_catalog/apps/video_catalog/utils.py
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ def get_transcript_summary(transcript: str, max_length: int = 260) -> str:
             'content': settings.SUMMARIZE_VIDEO_TRANSCRIPT_PROMPT.format(count=max_length, transcript=transcript)
         }
     ]
-    return chat_completions(messages=messages, response_format='text', response_type=str)
+    return chat_completions(messages=messages, response_format='text')
 
 
 def fetch_transcript(transcript_url: str, include_time_markings: bool = True) -> str: