diff --git a/examples/chef/chef.py b/examples/chef/chef.py
index d73cb8a3611b2b..84895d50b6bcf1 100755
--- a/examples/chef/chef.py
+++ b/examples/chef/chef.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import optparse
 import os
 import shutil
+import subprocess
 import sys
 import tarfile
 import textwrap
@@ -123,13 +124,14 @@ def generate_device_manifest(
     Returns:
         Dict containing MD5 of device dir zap files.
     """
-    ci_manifest = {}
+    ci_manifest = {"devices":{}}
+    devices_manifest = ci_manifest["devices"]
     for device_name in _DEVICE_LIST:
         device_file_path = os.path.join(_DEVICE_FOLDER, device_name + ".zap")
         with open(device_file_path, "rb") as device_file:
             device_file_data = device_file.read()
             device_file_md5 = hashlib.md5(device_file_data).hexdigest()
-            ci_manifest[device_name] = device_file_md5
+            devices_manifest[device_name] = device_file_md5
             flush_print(f"Manifest for {device_name} : {device_file_md5}")
         if write_manifest_file:
             device_zzz_dir_root = os.path.join(_CHEF_ZZZ_ROOT, device_name)
diff --git a/examples/chef/cimanifest.json b/examples/chef/cimanifest.json
index ca576bba65b1a7..4392775765dc48 100644
--- a/examples/chef/cimanifest.json
+++ b/examples/chef/cimanifest.json
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 {
-    "lighting-app": "81a1262e611fab1a71ac4129b91cec0f",
+    "devices": {
+        "lighting-app": "81a1262e611fab1a71ac4129b91cec0f"
+    },
     "zap_commit": "TEMP DISABLED"
 }