diff --git a/bec_lib/bec_lib/devicemanager_client.py b/bec_lib/bec_lib/devicemanager_client.py
index 2435cd98..e8065cad 100644
--- a/bec_lib/bec_lib/devicemanager_client.py
+++ b/bec_lib/bec_lib/devicemanager_client.py
@@ -329,7 +329,8 @@ class OphydInterfaceBase(RPCBase):
         if filter_to_hints:
             signals = {key: val for key, val in signals.items() if key in self._hints}
         if self._signal_info:
-            return signals.get(self._signal_info.get("obj_name"))
+            obj_name = self._signal_info.get("obj_name")
+            return {obj_name: signals.get(obj_name, {})}
         return {key: val for key, val in signals.items() if key.startswith(self.full_name)}
 
     @rpc
@@ -365,8 +366,8 @@ class OphydInterfaceBase(RPCBase):
         ret = self.read()
         if ret is None:
             return None
-
-        return ret.get("value")
+        # return ret
+        return ret.get(self._signal_info.get("obj_name"), {}).get("value")
 
     @rpc
     def put(self, value: Any):
diff --git a/bec_lib/tests/test_device_manager_client.py b/bec_lib/tests/test_device_manager_client.py
index 46a2ea96..32a9e807 100644
--- a/bec_lib/tests/test_device_manager_client.py
+++ b/bec_lib/tests/test_device_manager_client.py
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ def test_read_kind_hinted(dev, kind, cached):
             if cached:
                 mock_get.assert_called_once_with(MessageEndpoints.device_readback("samx"))
                 mock_run.assert_not_called()
-                assert res == {"value": 0, "timestamp": 1701105880.1711318}
+                assert res == {"samx": {"value": 0, "timestamp": 1701105880.1711318}}
             else:
                 mock_run.assert_called_once_with(cached=False, fcn=dev.samx.readback.read)
                 mock_get.assert_not_called()