diff --git a/robottelo/host_helpers/satellite_mixins.py b/robottelo/host_helpers/satellite_mixins.py
index b934e7d2495..bbf2c882c06 100644
--- a/robottelo/host_helpers/satellite_mixins.py
+++ b/robottelo/host_helpers/satellite_mixins.py
@@ -140,8 +140,9 @@ def upload_manifest(self, org_id, manifest=None, interface='API', timeout=None):
         :returns: the manifest upload result
 
         """
-        if manifest.content is None:
-            manifest = clone()
+        if not isinstance(manifest, (bytes, io.BytesIO)):
+            if manifest.content is None:
+                manifest = clone()
         if timeout is None:
             # Set the timeout to 1500 seconds to align with the API timeout.
             timeout = 1500000