diff --git a/Readme.md b/Readme.md
index fdce531..1e1b828 100644
--- a/Readme.md
+++ b/Readme.md
@@ -67,6 +67,21 @@ cd owi-cli
 poetry install
 ```
 
+### Quick Checks after installation:
+
+After installation, run quick checks that everything is working with commands
+
+```bash
+owilix remote doctor
+```
+ to list the connection status and 
+
+```bash
+owilix remote ls all
+```
+
+to list all available datasets. For more please see the Commands and Example below. 
+
 ## Usage
 
 ### Defaults
diff --git a/owilix/core/metadata.py b/owilix/core/metadata.py
index f1a5f2d..f011a6c 100644
--- a/owilix/core/metadata.py
+++ b/owilix/core/metadata.py
@@ -1034,10 +1034,17 @@ class FundingReferencesMetadata(MetadataField):
 
     def from_value(self, value: Any, version: str):
         if version == 'datacite.V1':
+            if isinstance(value, str):
+                try:
+                    value = ast.literal_eval(value)
+                except:
+                    value = {"funderName": value}
             if isinstance(value,dict):
                 self.fundingReferences = value.get('fundingReferences', [])
-            else:
+            elif isinstance(value, list):
                 self.fundingReferences = value
+            else:
+                self.fundingReferences = [value]
         else:
             # Handle old schema if necessary
             pass