diff --git a/superset/views/core.py b/superset/views/core.py
index 06727f7a916..cc3b1849c15 100755
--- a/superset/views/core.py
+++ b/superset/views/core.py
@@ -1546,7 +1546,7 @@ class Superset(BaseSupersetView):
                 metrics = col.get_metrics().values()
                 col.datasource.add_missing_metrics(metrics)
             db.session.commit()
-        return json_success('OK')
+        return json_success('"OK"')
 
     @api
     @has_access_api
@@ -1838,7 +1838,8 @@ class Superset(BaseSupersetView):
             engine = create_engine(uri, **engine_params)
 
             with closing(engine.connect()) as conn:
-                return json_success(json.dumps(conn.scalar(select([1]))))
+                conn.scalar(select([1]))
+                return json_success('"OK"')
         except Exception as e:
             logging.exception(e)
             return json_error_response((