diff --git a/python_binding/rdc_collectd.py b/python_binding/rdc_collectd.py
index 346dce8e5e..9ce808993c 100644
--- a/python_binding/rdc_collectd.py
+++ b/python_binding/rdc_collectd.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ def config_func(config):
         if key == 'field_ids':
             field_ids = []
             for f in node.values:
-                field_id = rdc.get_field_id_from_name(f)
+                field_id = rdc.get_field_id_from_name(str.encode(f))
                 if field_id.value == rdc_field_t.RDC_FI_INVALID:
                     print("Invalid field '%s' will be ignored." % (f))
                 else:
diff --git a/python_binding/rdc_prometheus.py b/python_binding/rdc_prometheus.py
index 77975b2606..fe486c534b 100644
--- a/python_binding/rdc_prometheus.py
+++ b/python_binding/rdc_prometheus.py
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ def get_field_ids(args):
 
     if len(field_id_str)> 0 :
         for f in field_id_str:
-            field_id = rdc.get_field_id_from_name(f)
+            field_id = rdc.get_field_id_from_name(str.encode(f))
             if field_id.value == rdc_field_t.RDC_FI_INVALID:
                 print("Invalid field '%s' will be ignored." % (f))
             else:
diff --git a/rdc_libs/rdc/src/RdcMetricFetcherImpl.cc b/rdc_libs/rdc/src/RdcMetricFetcherImpl.cc
index fbbccdd45a..6f48376281 100644
--- a/rdc_libs/rdc/src/RdcMetricFetcherImpl.cc
+++ b/rdc_libs/rdc/src/RdcMetricFetcherImpl.cc
@@ -364,12 +364,16 @@ rdc_status_t RdcMetricFetcherImpl::fetch_smi_field(uint32_t gpu_index, rdc_field
       }
       break;
     case RDC_FI_POWER_USAGE:
-      value->status = rsmi_dev_power_ave_get(gpu_index, RSMI_TEMP_CURRENT, &i64);
+    {
+      RSMI_POWER_TYPE power_type = RSMI_CURRENT_POWER;
+      // below call should handle both socket power and regular power
+      value->status = rsmi_dev_power_get(gpu_index, &i64, &power_type);
       value->type = INTEGER;
       if (value->status == RSMI_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
         value->value.l_int = static_cast<int64_t>(i64);
       }
       break;
+    }
     case RDC_FI_GPU_CLOCK:
     case RDC_FI_MEM_CLOCK:
       rsmi_frequencies_t f;
@@ -404,6 +408,14 @@ rdc_status_t RdcMetricFetcherImpl::fetch_smi_field(uint32_t gpu_index, rdc_field
       }
       value->status = rsmi_dev_temp_metric_get(gpu_index, sensor_type, RSMI_TEMP_CURRENT, &val_i64);
 
+      // fallback to hotspot temperature as some card may not have edge temperature.
+      if (sensor_type == RSMI_TEMP_TYPE_EDGE
+            && value->status == RSMI_STATUS_NOT_SUPPORTED) {
+        sensor_type = RSMI_TEMP_TYPE_JUNCTION;
+        value->status = rsmi_dev_temp_metric_get(gpu_index, sensor_type,
+            RSMI_TEMP_CURRENT, &val_i64);
+      }
+
       value->type = INTEGER;
       if (value->status == RSMI_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
         value->value.l_int = val_i64;