diff --git a/dao/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/dao/sql/rule/RuleNodeRepository.java b/dao/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/dao/sql/rule/RuleNodeRepository.java
index fc4fff49d0..264ea88326 100644
--- a/dao/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/dao/sql/rule/RuleNodeRepository.java
+++ b/dao/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/dao/sql/rule/RuleNodeRepository.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package org.thingsboard.server.dao.sql.rule;
 
 import org.springframework.data.domain.Page;
 import org.springframework.data.domain.Pageable;
+import org.springframework.data.domain.Slice;
 import org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.JpaRepository;
 import org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.Modifying;
 import org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.Query;
@@ -51,9 +52,9 @@ public interface RuleNodeRepository extends JpaRepository<RuleNodeEntity, UUID>
                                                                   Pageable pageable);
 
     @Query("SELECT r.id FROM RuleNodeEntity r WHERE r.type = :ruleType AND r.configurationVersion < :version")
-    Page<UUID> findAllRuleNodeIdsByTypeAndVersionLessThan(@Param("ruleType") String ruleType,
-                                                          @Param("version") int version,
-                                                          Pageable pageable);
+    Slice<UUID> findAllRuleNodeIdsByTypeAndVersionLessThan(@Param("ruleType") String ruleType,
+                                                           @Param("version") int version,
+                                                           Pageable pageable);
 
     List<RuleNodeEntity> findRuleNodesByRuleChainIdAndExternalIdIn(UUID ruleChainId, List<UUID> externalIds);
 
diff --git a/dao/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/server/dao/sql/rule/JpaRuleNodeDaoTest.java b/dao/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/server/dao/sql/rule/JpaRuleNodeDaoTest.java
index 0fa9383ab1..dcc95b2aff 100644
--- a/dao/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/server/dao/sql/rule/JpaRuleNodeDaoTest.java
+++ b/dao/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/server/dao/sql/rule/JpaRuleNodeDaoTest.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.thingsboard.common.util.JacksonUtil;
-import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.StringUtils;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.id.RuleChainId;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.id.RuleNodeId;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.id.TenantId;
@@ -127,20 +126,15 @@ public class JpaRuleNodeDaoTest extends AbstractJpaDaoTest {
 
     @Test
     public void testFindRuleNodeIdsByTypeAndVersionLessThan() {
+        // test - search text ignored
         PageData<RuleNodeId> ruleNodeIds = ruleNodeDao.findAllRuleNodeIdsByTypeAndVersionLessThan( "A", 1, new PageLink(10, 0, PREFIX_FOR_RULE_NODE_NAME));
-        assertEquals(20, ruleNodeIds.getTotalElements());
-        assertEquals(2, ruleNodeIds.getTotalPages());
+        assertEquals(0, ruleNodeIds.getTotalElements()); // due to DaoUtil.pageToPageData impl for Slice
+        assertEquals(0, ruleNodeIds.getTotalPages()); // due to DaoUtil.pageToPageData impl for Slice
         assertEquals(10, ruleNodeIds.getData().size());
 
         ruleNodeIds = ruleNodeDao.findAllRuleNodeIdsByTypeAndVersionLessThan( "A", 1, new PageLink(10, 0));
-        assertEquals(20, ruleNodeIds.getTotalElements());
-        assertEquals(2, ruleNodeIds.getTotalPages());
-        assertEquals(10, ruleNodeIds.getData().size());
-
-        // test - search text ignored
-        ruleNodeIds = ruleNodeDao.findAllRuleNodeIdsByTypeAndVersionLessThan( "A", 1, new PageLink(10, 0, StringUtils.randomAlphabetic(5)));
-        assertEquals(20, ruleNodeIds.getTotalElements());
-        assertEquals(2, ruleNodeIds.getTotalPages());
+        assertEquals(0, ruleNodeIds.getTotalElements()); // due to DaoUtil.pageToPageData impl for Slice
+        assertEquals(0, ruleNodeIds.getTotalPages()); // due to DaoUtil.pageToPageData impl for Slice
         assertEquals(10, ruleNodeIds.getData().size());
     }