diff --git a/ceilometerclient/common/utils.py b/ceilometerclient/common/utils.py
index 4e776320..b6408cf6 100644
--- a/ceilometerclient/common/utils.py
+++ b/ceilometerclient/common/utils.py
@@ -98,12 +98,12 @@ def print_dict(d, dict_property="Property", wrap=0):
             col1 = k
             for line in lines:
                 if wrap > 0:
-                    line = textwrap.fill(str(line), wrap)
+                    line = textwrap.fill(six.text_type(line), wrap)
                 pt.add_row([col1, line])
                 col1 = ''
         else:
             if wrap > 0:
-                v = textwrap.fill(str(v), wrap)
+                v = textwrap.fill(six.text_type(v), wrap)
             pt.add_row([k, v])
     encoded = encodeutils.safe_encode(pt.get_string())
     # FIXME(gordc): https://bugs.launchpad.net/oslo-incubator/+bug/1370710
diff --git a/ceilometerclient/tests/test_utils.py b/ceilometerclient/tests/test_utils.py
index 6ef1fd11..23235d30 100644
--- a/ceilometerclient/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/ceilometerclient/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ class UtilsTest(test_utils.BaseTestCase):
 
         with mock.patch('sys.stdout', new=six.StringIO()) as stdout:
             utils.print_dict({'alarm_id': '262567fd-d79a-4bbb-a9d0-59d879b6',
-                              'description': 'test alarm',
+                              'name': u'\u6d4b\u8bd5',
+                              'description': u'\u6d4b\u8bd5',
                               'state': 'insufficient data',
                               'repeat_actions': 'False',
                               'type': 'threshold',
@@ -53,13 +54,15 @@ class UtilsTest(test_utils.BaseTestCase):
                                                   '\\n  description: test,'
                                                   '\\n  start: 0 18 * * *,'
                                                   '\\n  duration: 1,'
-                                                  '\\n  timezone: US}]'})
-            self.assertEqual('''\
+                                                  '\\n  timezone: US}]'},
+                             wrap=72)
+            expected = u'''\
 +------------------+----------------------------------+
 | Property         | Value                            |
 +------------------+----------------------------------+
 | alarm_id         | 262567fd-d79a-4bbb-a9d0-59d879b6 |
-| description      | test alarm                       |
+| description      | \u6d4b\u8bd5                             |
+| name             | \u6d4b\u8bd5                             |
 | repeat_actions   | False                            |
 | state            | insufficient data                |
 | statistic        | avg                              |
@@ -71,7 +74,11 @@ class UtilsTest(test_utils.BaseTestCase):
 |                  |   timezone: US}]                 |
 | type             | threshold                        |
 +------------------+----------------------------------+
-''', stdout.getvalue())
+'''
+            # py2 prints str type, py3 prints unicode type
+            if six.PY2:
+                expected = expected.encode('utf-8')
+            self.assertEqual(expected, stdout.getvalue())
 
     def test_print_list(self):
         class Foo(object):