diff --git a/zunclient/osc/v1/containers.py b/zunclient/osc/v1/containers.py
index 3db9b157..c4937320 100644
--- a/zunclient/osc/v1/containers.py
+++ b/zunclient/osc/v1/containers.py
@@ -993,7 +993,7 @@ class CommitContainer(command.Command):
         try:
             image = client.containers.commit(container, **opts)
             print("Request to commit container %s has been accepted. "
-                  "The image is %s." % (container, image))
+                  "The image is %s." % (container, image['uuid']))
         except Exception as e:
             print("commit container %(container)s failed: %(e)s" %
                   {'container': container, 'e': e})
diff --git a/zunclient/v1/containers_shell.py b/zunclient/v1/containers_shell.py
index 7e446e4d..afe399ad 100644
--- a/zunclient/v1/containers_shell.py
+++ b/zunclient/v1/containers_shell.py
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ def do_commit(cs, args):
     try:
         image = cs.containers.commit(args.container, **opts)
         print("Request to commit container %s has been accepted. "
-              "The image is %s." % (args.container, image))
+              "The image is %s." % (args.container, image['uuid']))
     except Exception as e:
         print("Commit for container %(container)s failed: %(e)s" %
               {'container': args.container, 'e': e})