diff --git a/magnumclient/v1/replicationcontrollers.py b/magnumclient/v1/replicationcontrollers.py
index 2c94c4ab..bee86637 100644
--- a/magnumclient/v1/replicationcontrollers.py
+++ b/magnumclient/v1/replicationcontrollers.py
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ from magnumclient.common import utils
 from magnumclient import exceptions
 
 
-CREATION_ATTRIBUTES = ['bay_uuid', 'rc_definition_url', 'rc_data']
+CREATION_ATTRIBUTES = ['bay_uuid', 'rc_definition_url',
+                       'replicationcontroller_data']
 
 
 class ReplicationController(base.Resource):
diff --git a/magnumclient/v1/shell.py b/magnumclient/v1/shell.py
index e08cb853..3e216dd5 100644
--- a/magnumclient/v1/shell.py
+++ b/magnumclient/v1/shell.py
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ def do_rc_create(cs, args):
 
     if args.rc_file is not None and os.path.isfile(args.rc_file):
         with open(args.rc_file, 'r') as f:
-            opts['rc_data'] = f.read()
+            opts['replicationcontroller_data'] = f.read()
 
     rc = cs.rcs.create(**opts)
     _show_rc(rc)