diff --git a/nimbleclient/osc/v1/server.py b/nimbleclient/osc/v1/server.py
index d7a130d..cb96877 100644
--- a/nimbleclient/osc/v1/server.py
+++ b/nimbleclient/osc/v1/server.py
@@ -86,6 +86,11 @@ class CreateServer(command.ShowOne):
             self.app.client_manager.image.images,
             parsed_args.image)
 
+        for nic in parsed_args.nic:
+            if 'port-type' in nic:
+                nic['port_type'] = nic['port-type']
+                del nic['port-type']
+
         data = bc_client.server.create(
             name=parsed_args.name,
             image_uuid=image_data.id,
diff --git a/nimbleclient/tests/unit/osc/v1/test_server.py b/nimbleclient/tests/unit/osc/v1/test_server.py
index 1b2d060..8b12266 100644
--- a/nimbleclient/tests/unit/osc/v1/test_server.py
+++ b/nimbleclient/tests/unit/osc/v1/test_server.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #   under the License.
 #
 
+import copy
 import mock
 import uuid
 
@@ -74,10 +75,15 @@ class TestServerCreate(TestServer):
             ('name', name),
             ('flavor', flavor_id),
             ('image', image_id)]
+        called_networks = copy.deepcopy(networks)
+        for nic in called_networks:
+            if 'port-type' in nic:
+                nic['port_type'] = nic['port-type']
+                del nic['port-type']
         called_data = {'name': name,
                        'image_uuid': image_id,
                        'instance_type_uuid': flavor_id,
-                       'networks': networks}
+                       'networks': called_networks}
         for network in networks:
             network_id = network.get('uuid')
             port_type = network.get('port-type')