diff --git a/src/access_azure_keyvault/_aak.py b/src/access_azure_keyvault/_aak.py
index 8b8166e..7c09fa6 100644
--- a/src/access_azure_keyvault/_aak.py
+++ b/src/access_azure_keyvault/_aak.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ def getSecret(keyVaultName, secretName):
       credential = DefaultAzureCredential()
       client = SecretClient(vault_url=KVUri, credential=credential)
       retrieved_secret = client.get_secret(secretName)
-      return retrieved_secret
+      return retrieved_secret.value
   except AzureError as e:
       raise LocalException(f"AzureError: <{e.__class__.__name__}> <{e}>")