diff --git a/web/pgadmin/dashboard/__init__.py b/web/pgadmin/dashboard/__init__.py
index 3688e165b..46380463b 100644
--- a/web/pgadmin/dashboard/__init__.py
+++ b/web/pgadmin/dashboard/__init__.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from functools import wraps
 from flask import render_template, url_for, Response, g, request
 from flask_babelex import gettext
 from flask_security import login_required
+import simplejson as json
 from pgadmin.utils import PgAdminModule
 from pgadmin.utils.ajax import make_response as ajax_response,\
     internal_server_error
@@ -368,7 +369,8 @@ def dashboard_stats(sid=None, did=None):
         status, res = g.conn.execute_dict(sql)
 
         for chart_row in res['rows']:
-            resp_data[chart_row['chart_name']] = chart_row['chart_data']
+            resp_data[chart_row['chart_name']] = \
+                json.loads(chart_row['chart_data'])
 
     return ajax_response(
         response=resp_data,
diff --git a/web/pgadmin/dashboard/templates/dashboard/sql/default/dashboard_stats.sql b/web/pgadmin/dashboard/templates/dashboard/sql/default/dashboard_stats.sql
index 88b2868a4..8d35c87c5 100644
--- a/web/pgadmin/dashboard/templates/dashboard/sql/default/dashboard_stats.sql
+++ b/web/pgadmin/dashboard/templates/dashboard/sql/default/dashboard_stats.sql
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 {% set add_union = false %}
 {% if 'session_stats' in chart_names %}
 {% set add_union = true %}
-SELECT 'session_stats' AS chart_name, row_to_json(t)::jsonb AS chart_data
+SELECT 'session_stats' AS chart_name, row_to_json(t) AS chart_data
 FROM (SELECT
    (SELECT count(*) FROM pg_stat_activity{% if did %} WHERE datname = (SELECT datname FROM pg_database WHERE oid = {{ did }}){% endif %}) AS "{{ _('Total') }}",
    (SELECT count(*) FROM pg_stat_activity WHERE state = 'active'{% if did %} AND datname = (SELECT datname FROM pg_database WHERE oid = {{ did }}){% endif %})  AS "{{ _('Active') }}",
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ UNION ALL
 {% endif %}
 {% if 'tps_stats' in chart_names %}
 {% set add_union = true %}
-SELECT 'tps_stats' AS chart_name, row_to_json(t)::jsonb AS chart_data
+SELECT 'tps_stats' AS chart_name, row_to_json(t) AS chart_data
 FROM (SELECT
    (SELECT sum(xact_commit) + sum(xact_rollback) FROM pg_stat_database{% if did %} WHERE datname = (SELECT datname FROM pg_database WHERE oid = {{ did }}){% endif %}) AS "{{ _('Transactions') }}",
    (SELECT sum(xact_commit) FROM pg_stat_database{% if did %} WHERE datname = (SELECT datname FROM pg_database WHERE oid = {{ did }}){% endif %}) AS "{{ _('Commits') }}",
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ UNION ALL
 {% endif %}
 {% if 'ti_stats' in chart_names %}
 {% set add_union = true %}
-SELECT 'ti_stats' AS chart_name, row_to_json(t)::jsonb AS chart_data
+SELECT 'ti_stats' AS chart_name, row_to_json(t) AS chart_data
 FROM (SELECT
    (SELECT sum(tup_inserted) FROM pg_stat_database{% if did %} WHERE datname = (SELECT datname FROM pg_database WHERE oid = {{ did }}){% endif %}) AS "{{ _('Inserts') }}",
    (SELECT sum(tup_updated) FROM pg_stat_database{% if did %} WHERE datname = (SELECT datname FROM pg_database WHERE oid = {{ did }}){% endif %}) AS "{{ _('Updates') }}",
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ UNION ALL
 {% endif %}
 {% if 'to_stats' in chart_names %}
 {% set add_union = true %}
-SELECT 'to_stats' AS chart_name, row_to_json(t)::jsonb AS chart_data
+SELECT 'to_stats' AS chart_name, row_to_json(t) AS chart_data
 FROM (SELECT
    (SELECT sum(tup_fetched) FROM pg_stat_database{% if did %} WHERE datname = (SELECT datname FROM pg_database WHERE oid = {{ did }}){% endif %}) AS "{{ _('Fetched') }}",
    (SELECT sum(tup_returned) FROM pg_stat_database{% if did %} WHERE datname = (SELECT datname FROM pg_database WHERE oid = {{ did }}){% endif %}) AS "{{ _('Returned') }}"
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ UNION ALL
 {% endif %}
 {% if 'bio_stats' in chart_names %}
 {% set add_union = true %}
-SELECT 'bio_stats' AS chart_name, row_to_json(t)::jsonb AS chart_data
+SELECT 'bio_stats' AS chart_name, row_to_json(t) AS chart_data
 FROM (SELECT
    (SELECT sum(blks_read) FROM pg_stat_database{% if did %} WHERE datname = (SELECT datname FROM pg_database WHERE oid = {{ did }}){% endif %}) AS "{{ _('Reads') }}",
    (SELECT sum(blks_hit) FROM pg_stat_database{% if did %} WHERE datname = (SELECT datname FROM pg_database WHERE oid = {{ did }}){% endif %}) AS "{{ _('Hits') }}"