diff --git a/vmware_nsxlib/tests/unit/v3/test_resources.py b/vmware_nsxlib/tests/unit/v3/test_resources.py
index b673112a..20c72453 100644
--- a/vmware_nsxlib/tests/unit/v3/test_resources.py
+++ b/vmware_nsxlib/tests/unit/v3/test_resources.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class TestSwitchingProfileTestCase(nsxlib_testcase.NsxClientTestCase):
         tags = [
             {
                 'scope': 'os-project-id',
-                'tag': 'tenant-1'
+                'tag': 'project-1'
             },
             {
                 'scope': 'os-api-version',
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class TestSwitchingProfileTestCase(nsxlib_testcase.NsxClientTestCase):
         tags = [
             {
                 'scope': 'os-project-id',
-                'tag': 'tenant-1'
+                'tag': 'project-1'
             },
             {
                 'scope': 'os-api-version',
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class TestSwitchingProfileTestCase(nsxlib_testcase.NsxClientTestCase):
         tags = [
             {
                 'scope': 'os-project-id',
-                'tag': 'tenant-1'
+                'tag': 'project-1'
             },
             {
                 'scope': 'os-api-version',
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ class TestSwitchingProfileTestCase(nsxlib_testcase.NsxClientTestCase):
         tags = [
             {
                 'scope': 'os-project-id',
-                'tag': 'tenant-1'
+                'tag': 'project-1'
             },
             {
                 'scope': 'os-api-version',
diff --git a/vmware_nsxlib/tests/unit/v3/test_utils.py b/vmware_nsxlib/tests/unit/v3/test_utils.py
index 41fc37a3..30ee893f 100644
--- a/vmware_nsxlib/tests/unit/v3/test_utils.py
+++ b/vmware_nsxlib/tests/unit/v3/test_utils.py
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@ class TestNsxV3Utils(nsxlib_testcase.NsxClientTestCase):
     def test_build_v3_tags_payload(self):
         result = self.nsxlib.build_v3_tags_payload(
             {'id': 'fake_id',
-             'tenant_id': 'fake_tenant_id'},
+             'project_id': 'fake_proj_id'},
             resource_type='os-net-id',
-            project_name='fake_tenant_name')
+            project_name='fake_proj_name')
         expected = [{'scope': 'os-net-id', 'tag': 'fake_id'},
-                    {'scope': 'os-project-id', 'tag': 'fake_tenant_id'},
-                    {'scope': 'os-project-name', 'tag': 'fake_tenant_name'},
+                    {'scope': 'os-project-id', 'tag': 'fake_proj_id'},
+                    {'scope': 'os-project-name', 'tag': 'fake_proj_name'},
                     {'scope': 'os-api-version',
                      'tag': nsxlib_testcase.PLUGIN_VER}]
         self.assertEqual(expected, result)
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ class TestNsxV3Utils(nsxlib_testcase.NsxClientTestCase):
     def test_build_v3_tags_payload_internal(self):
         result = self.nsxlib.build_v3_tags_payload(
             {'id': 'fake_id',
-             'tenant_id': 'fake_tenant_id'},
+             'project_id': 'fake_proj_id'},
             resource_type='os-net-id',
             project_name=None)
         expected = [{'scope': 'os-net-id', 'tag': 'fake_id'},
-                    {'scope': 'os-project-id', 'tag': 'fake_tenant_id'},
+                    {'scope': 'os-project-id', 'tag': 'fake_proj_id'},
                     {'scope': 'os-project-name',
                      'tag': nsxlib_testcase.PLUGIN_TAG},
                     {'scope': 'os-api-version',
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class TestNsxV3Utils(nsxlib_testcase.NsxClientTestCase):
         self.assertRaises(n_exc.InvalidInput,
                           self.nsxlib.build_v3_tags_payload,
                           {'id': 'fake_id',
-                           'tenant_id': 'fake_tenant_id'},
+                           'project_id': 'fake_proj_id'},
                           resource_type='os-longer-maldini-rocks-id',
                           project_name='fake')
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class TestNsxV3Utils(nsxlib_testcase.NsxClientTestCase):
     def test_is_internal_resource(self):
         project_tag = self.nsxlib.build_v3_tags_payload(
             {'id': 'fake_id',
-             'tenant_id': 'fake_tenant_id'},
+             'project_id': 'fake_proj_id'},
             resource_type='os-net-id',
             project_name=None)
         internal_tag = self.nsxlib.build_v3_api_version_tag()
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class TestNsxV3Utils(nsxlib_testcase.NsxClientTestCase):
     def test_build_v3_tags_max_length_payload(self):
         result = self.nsxlib.build_v3_tags_payload(
             {'id': 'X' * 255,
-             'tenant_id': 'X' * 255},
+             'project_id': 'X' * 255},
             resource_type='os-net-id',
             project_name='X' * 255)
         expected = [{'scope': 'os-net-id', 'tag': 'X' * 40},
diff --git a/vmware_nsxlib/v3/utils.py b/vmware_nsxlib/v3/utils.py
index 629a1b73..d9c44ca4 100644
--- a/vmware_nsxlib/v3/utils.py
+++ b/vmware_nsxlib/v3/utils.py
@@ -203,15 +203,16 @@ class NsxLibApiBase(object):
         # There may be cases when the plugin creates the port, for example DHCP
         if not project_name:
             project_name = self.nsxlib_config.plugin_tag
-        tenant_id = resource.get('tenant_id', '')
-        # If tenant_id is present in resource and set to None, explicitly set
-        # the tenant_id in tags as ''.
-        if tenant_id is None:
-            tenant_id = ''
+        project_id = (resource.get('project_id', '') or
+                      resource.get('tenant_id', ''))
+        # If project_id is present in resource and set to None, explicitly set
+        # the project_id in tags as ''.
+        if project_id is None:
+            project_id = ''
         return [{'scope': resource_type,
                  'tag': resource.get('id', '')[:MAX_TAG_LEN]},
                 {'scope': 'os-project-id',
-                 'tag': tenant_id[:MAX_TAG_LEN]},
+                 'tag': project_id[:MAX_TAG_LEN]},
                 {'scope': 'os-project-name',
                  'tag': project_name[:MAX_TAG_LEN]},
                 {'scope': 'os-api-version',