diff --git a/src/control/cmd/daos/pretty/container.go b/src/control/cmd/daos/pretty/container.go
index 3604d71255f..005ae13874f 100644
--- a/src/control/cmd/daos/pretty/container.go
+++ b/src/control/cmd/daos/pretty/container.go
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@ func PrintContainers(out io.Writer, poolID string, containers []*daos.ContainerI
 	uuidTitle := "UUID"
 	labelTitle := "Label"
 	layoutTitle := "Layout"
-	titles := []string{labelTitle}
+	titles := []string{labelTitle, uuidTitle}
 	if verbose {
-		titles = append(titles, uuidTitle, layoutTitle)
+		titles = append(titles, layoutTitle)
 	}
 
 	table := []txtfmt.TableRow{}
diff --git a/src/control/cmd/daos/pretty/container_test.go b/src/control/cmd/daos/pretty/container_test.go
index 498f90a1398..b5793a98acf 100644
--- a/src/control/cmd/daos/pretty/container_test.go
+++ b/src/control/cmd/daos/pretty/container_test.go
@@ -247,10 +247,10 @@ func TestPretty_PrintContainers(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			verbose: false,
 			expPrintStr: fmt.Sprintf(`Containers in pool %s:
-  Label       
-  -----       
-  container-1 
-`, testPoolID),
+  Label       UUID                                 
+  -----       ----                                 
+  container-1 %s 
+`, testPoolID, testUUID1.String()),
 		},
 		"single container verbose": {
 			poolID: testPoolID,
@@ -289,12 +289,12 @@ func TestPretty_PrintContainers(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			verbose: false,
 			expPrintStr: fmt.Sprintf(`Containers in pool %s:
-  Label       
-  -----       
-  container-1 
-  container-2 
-              
-`, testPoolID),
+  Label       UUID                                 
+  -----       ----                                 
+  container-1 %s 
+  container-2 %s 
+              %s 
+`, testPoolID, testUUID1.String(), testUUID2.String(), testUUID3.String()),
 		},
 		"multiple containers verbose": {
 			poolID: testPoolID,