diff --git a/cinderclient/tests/unit/test_utils.py b/cinderclient/tests/unit/test_utils.py
index 347a2d0ca..f780adeac 100644
--- a/cinderclient/tests/unit/test_utils.py
+++ b/cinderclient/tests/unit/test_utils.py
@@ -221,10 +221,10 @@ class PrintListTestCase(test_utils.TestCase):
         # Output should be sorted by the first key (a)
         self.assertEqual("""\
 +---+-----+
-| a |  b  |
+| a | b   |
 +---+-----+
 | 1 | c d |
-| 3 |  a  |
+| 3 | a   |
 +---+-----+
 """, cso.read())
 
@@ -237,12 +237,12 @@ class PrintDictTestCase(test_utils.TestCase):
             utils.print_dict(d)
         self.assertEqual("""\
 +----------+---------------+
-| Property |     Value     |
+| Property | Value         |
 +----------+---------------+
-|    a     |       A       |
-|    b     |       B       |
-|    c     |       C       |
-|    d     | test carriage |
-|          |     return    |
+| a        | A             |
+| b        | B             |
+| c        | C             |
+| d        | test carriage |
+|          |  return       |
 +----------+---------------+
 """, cso.read())
diff --git a/cinderclient/utils.py b/cinderclient/utils.py
index f5a4cb98e..950b4bcdb 100644
--- a/cinderclient/utils.py
+++ b/cinderclient/utils.py
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ def print_list(objs, fields, exclude_unavailable=False, formatters=None,
         fields.remove(f)
 
     pt = prettytable.PrettyTable((f for f in fields), caching=False)
-    pt.aligns = ['l' for f in fields]
+    pt.align = 'l'
     for row in rows:
         count = 0
         # Converts unicode values in dictionary to string
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ def unicode_key_value_to_string(dictionary):
 
 def print_dict(d, property="Property", formatters=None):
     pt = prettytable.PrettyTable([property, 'Value'], caching=False)
-    pt.aligns = ['l', 'l']
+    pt.align = 'l'
     formatters = formatters or {}
 
     for r in six.iteritems(d):