diff --git a/HIRS_AttestationCA/src/main/java/hirs/attestationca/persist/entity/userdefined/certificate/EndorsementCredential.java b/HIRS_AttestationCA/src/main/java/hirs/attestationca/persist/entity/userdefined/certificate/EndorsementCredential.java
index 29556576..7f78c6ab 100644
--- a/HIRS_AttestationCA/src/main/java/hirs/attestationca/persist/entity/userdefined/certificate/EndorsementCredential.java
+++ b/HIRS_AttestationCA/src/main/java/hirs/attestationca/persist/entity/userdefined/certificate/EndorsementCredential.java
@@ -353,21 +353,21 @@ public class EndorsementCredential extends DeviceAssociatedCertificate {
                     obj = (ASN1TaggedObject) seq.getObjectAt(i);
                     tag = obj.getTagNo();
                     if (tag == EK_TYPE_TAG) {
-                        int ekGenTypeVal = ((ASN1Enumerated) obj.getBaseUniversal(true, tag)).getValue().intValue();
+                        int ekGenTypeVal = ((ASN1Enumerated) obj.getBaseObject()).getValue().intValue();
                         if (ekGenTypeVal >= EK_TYPE_VAL_MIN && ekGenTypeVal <= EK_TYPE_VAL_MAX) {
                             TPMSecurityAssertions.EkGenerationType ekGenType
                                     = TPMSecurityAssertions.EkGenerationType.values()[ekGenTypeVal];
                             tpmSecurityAssertions.setEkGenType(ekGenType);
                         }
                     } else if (tag == EK_LOC_TAG) {
-                        int ekGenLocVal = ((ASN1Enumerated) obj.getBaseUniversal(true, tag)).getValue().intValue();
+                        int ekGenLocVal = ((ASN1Enumerated) obj.getBaseObject()).getValue().intValue();
                         if (ekGenLocVal >= EK_LOC_VAL_MIN && ekGenLocVal <= EK_LOC_VAL_MAX) {
                             TPMSecurityAssertions.EkGenerationLocation ekGenLocation
                                     = TPMSecurityAssertions.EkGenerationLocation.values()[ekGenLocVal];
                             tpmSecurityAssertions.setEkGenerationLocation(ekGenLocation);
                         }
                     } else if (tag == EK_CERT_LOC_TAG) {
-                        int ekCertGenLocVal = ((ASN1Enumerated) obj.getBaseUniversal(true, tag))
+                        int ekCertGenLocVal = ((ASN1Enumerated) obj.getBaseObject())
                                 .getValue().intValue();
                         if (ekCertGenLocVal >= EK_LOC_VAL_MIN
                                 && ekCertGenLocVal <= EK_LOC_VAL_MAX) {