diff --git a/openstackclient/object/v1/account.py b/openstackclient/object/v1/account.py
index 4847f8bbc2..95be8132c9 100644
--- a/openstackclient/object/v1/account.py
+++ b/openstackclient/object/v1/account.py
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@
 
 """Account v1 action implementations"""
 
+from osc_lib.cli import format_columns
 from osc_lib.cli import parseractions
 from osc_lib.command import command
-from osc_lib import utils
 import six
 
 from openstackclient.i18n import _
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ class ShowAccount(command.ShowOne):
     def take_action(self, parsed_args):
         data = self.app.client_manager.object_store.account_show()
         if 'properties' in data:
-            data['properties'] = utils.format_dict(data.pop('properties'))
+            data['properties'] = format_columns.DictColumn(
+                data.pop('properties'))
         return zip(*sorted(six.iteritems(data)))
 
 
diff --git a/openstackclient/object/v1/container.py b/openstackclient/object/v1/container.py
index 9f689ab6b0..02e8d27780 100644
--- a/openstackclient/object/v1/container.py
+++ b/openstackclient/object/v1/container.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 import logging
 
+from osc_lib.cli import format_columns
 from osc_lib.cli import parseractions
 from osc_lib.command import command
 from osc_lib import utils
@@ -230,7 +231,7 @@ class ShowContainer(command.ShowOne):
             container=parsed_args.container,
         )
         if 'properties' in data:
-            data['properties'] = utils.format_dict(data.pop('properties'))
+            data['properties'] = format_columns.DictColumn(data['properties'])
 
         return zip(*sorted(six.iteritems(data)))
 
diff --git a/openstackclient/object/v1/object.py b/openstackclient/object/v1/object.py
index aeb0253653..3747e19e47 100644
--- a/openstackclient/object/v1/object.py
+++ b/openstackclient/object/v1/object.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 import logging
 
+from osc_lib.cli import format_columns
 from osc_lib.cli import parseractions
 from osc_lib.command import command
 from osc_lib import exceptions
@@ -284,7 +285,7 @@ class ShowObject(command.ShowOne):
             object=parsed_args.object,
         )
         if 'properties' in data:
-            data['properties'] = utils.format_dict(data.pop('properties'))
+            data['properties'] = format_columns.DictColumn(data['properties'])
 
         return zip(*sorted(six.iteritems(data)))