diff --git a/osmclient/scripts/osm.py b/osmclient/scripts/osm.py
index 0a4c465..194196b 100755
--- a/osmclient/scripts/osm.py
+++ b/osmclient/scripts/osm.py
@@ -2236,7 +2236,8 @@
               confirmation_prompt=True,
               help='user password')
 @click.option('--projects',
-              default=None,
+              prompt=True,
+              multiple=True,
               help='list of project ids that the user belongs to')
 #@click.option('--description',
 #              default='no description',
@@ -2289,7 +2290,7 @@
         exit(1)
     table = PrettyTable(['name', 'id'])
     for user in resp:
-        table.add_row([user['name'], user['_id']])
+        table.add_row([user['username'], user['_id']])
     table.align = 'l'
     print(table)
 
diff --git a/osmclient/sol005/user.py b/osmclient/sol005/user.py
index ee572f1..ad8027d 100644
--- a/osmclient/sol005/user.py
+++ b/osmclient/sol005/user.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 from osmclient.common.exceptions import ClientException
 from osmclient.common.exceptions import NotFound
 import json
-import yaml
+# import yaml
 
 
 class User(object):
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@
     def create(self, name, user):
         """Creates a new OSM user
         """
-        if 'projects' in user and user['projects'] is not None:
-            user['projects'] = yaml.safe_load(user['projects'])
         http_code, resp = self._http.post_cmd(endpoint=self._apiBase,
                                        postfields_dict=user)
         #print('HTTP CODE: {}'.format(http_code))
@@ -132,7 +130,7 @@
                     return user
         else:
             for user in self.list():
-                if name == user['name']:
+                if name == user['username']:
                     return user
         raise NotFound("User {} not found".format(name))