diff --git a/scm/driver/harness/git.go b/scm/driver/harness/git.go
index 309a125f7..85b17bff1 100644
--- a/scm/driver/harness/git.go
+++ b/scm/driver/harness/git.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func (s *gitService) ListBranchesV2(ctx context.Context, repo string, opts scm.B
 func (s *gitService) ListCommits(ctx context.Context, repo string, _ scm.CommitListOptions) ([]*scm.Commit, *scm.Response, error) {
 	harnessURI := buildHarnessURI(s.client.account, s.client.organization, s.client.project, repo)
 	path := fmt.Sprintf("api/v1/repos/%s/commits", harnessURI)
-	out := []*commitInfo{}
+	out := new(commits)
 	res, err := s.client.do(ctx, "GET", path, nil, &out)
 	return convertCommitList(out), res, err
 }
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@ func (s *gitService) CompareChanges(ctx context.Context, repo, source, target st
 
 // native data structures
 type (
+	commits struct {
+		Commits []commitInfo `json:"commits"`
+	}
+
 	commitInfo struct {
 		Author struct {
 			Identity struct {
@@ -168,10 +172,10 @@ func convertBranch(src *branch) *scm.Reference {
 	}
 }
 
-func convertCommitList(src []*commitInfo) []*scm.Commit {
-	dst := []*scm.Commit{}
-	for _, v := range src {
-		dst = append(dst, convertCommitInfo(v))
+func convertCommitList(src *commits) []*scm.Commit {
+	var dst []*scm.Commit
+	for _, v := range src.Commits {
+		dst = append(dst, convertCommitInfo(&v))
 	}
 	return dst
 }
diff --git a/scm/driver/harness/testdata/commits.json b/scm/driver/harness/testdata/commits.json
index 96576e18f..4045985d6 100644
--- a/scm/driver/harness/testdata/commits.json
+++ b/scm/driver/harness/testdata/commits.json
@@ -1,21 +1,23 @@
-[
-  {
-    "sha": "1d640265d8bdd818175fa736f0fcbad2c9b716c9",
-    "title": "delete README.2",
-    "message": "delete README.2\n\ndelete README.2",
-    "author": {
-      "identity": {
-        "name": "thomas.honey",
-        "email": "thomas.honey@harness.io"
+{
+  "commits": [
+    {
+      "sha": "1d640265d8bdd818175fa736f0fcbad2c9b716c9",
+      "title": "delete README.2",
+      "message": "delete README.2\n\ndelete README.2",
+      "author": {
+        "identity": {
+          "name": "thomas.honey",
+          "email": "thomas.honey@harness.io"
+        },
+        "when": "2023-02-08T16:17:50Z"
       },
-      "when": "2023-02-08T16:17:50Z"
-    },
-    "committer": {
-      "identity": {
-        "name": "Harness",
-        "email": "noreply@harness.io"
-      },
-      "when": "2023-02-08T16:17:50Z"
+      "committer": {
+        "identity": {
+          "name": "Harness",
+          "email": "noreply@harness.io"
+        },
+        "when": "2023-02-08T16:17:50Z"
+      }
     }
-  }
-]
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+  ]
+}
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