diff --git a/console_conf/ui/views/identity.py b/console_conf/ui/views/identity.py
index a0b69253..a7bdc959 100644
--- a/console_conf/ui/views/identity.py
+++ b/console_conf/ui/views/identity.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from urwid import Text
 from subiquitycore.ui.buttons import done_btn, cancel_btn
 from subiquitycore.ui.container import Columns, ListBox, Pile
 from subiquitycore.ui.interactive import EmailEditor
-from subiquitycore.ui.utils import Padding, Color
+from subiquitycore.ui.utils import Padding, Color, button_pile
 from subiquitycore.view import BaseView
 
 log = logging.getLogger("console_conf.views.identity")
@@ -59,16 +59,22 @@ class IdentityView(BaseView):
         self.progress = Text("", align="center")
 
         body = [
-            Padding.center_90(self._build_model_inputs()),
-            Padding.line_break(""),
-            Padding.center_79(Color.info_minor(Text("If you do not have an account, visit https://login.ubuntu.com to create one."))),
-            Padding.line_break(""),
-            Padding.center_90(Color.info_error(self.error)),
-            Padding.center_90(self.progress),
-            Padding.line_break(""),
-            Padding.fixed_10(self._build_buttons()),
-        ]
-        super().__init__(ListBox(body))
+            ('pack', Text("")),
+            ListBox([
+                self._build_model_inputs(),
+                Padding.line_break(""),
+                Padding.center_79(Color.info_minor(Text("If you do not have an account, visit https://login.ubuntu.com to create one."))),
+                Padding.line_break(""),
+                Padding.center_90(Color.info_error(self.error)),
+                Padding.center_90(self.progress),
+                ]),
+            ('pack', Pile([
+                ('pack', Text("")),
+                button_pile(self._build_buttons()),
+                ('pack', Text("")),
+                ])),
+            ]
+        super().__init__(Pile(body))
 
     def keypress(self, size, key):
         key = super().keypress(size, key)
@@ -79,23 +85,21 @@ class IdentityView(BaseView):
             return key
 
     def _build_model_inputs(self):
-        sl = [
-            Columns(
+        sl = Padding.center_79(Columns(
                 [
                     ("weight", 0.2, Text("Email address:", align="right")),
                     ("weight", 0.3, Color.string_input(self.email)),
                 ],
                 dividechars=4
-            ),
-        ]
-        return Pile(sl)
+            ))
+        return sl
 
     def _build_buttons(self):
         buttons = [
             done_btn("Done", on_press=self.done),
             cancel_btn("Cancel", on_press=self.cancel),
         ]
-        return Pile(buttons)
+        return buttons
 
     def cancel(self, button=None):
         self.controller.cancel()
diff --git a/console_conf/ui/views/login.py b/console_conf/ui/views/login.py
index 05a24d25..76313347 100644
--- a/console_conf/ui/views/login.py
+++ b/console_conf/ui/views/login.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ from urwid import Text
 
 from subiquitycore.ui.buttons import done_btn
 from subiquitycore.ui.container import ListBox, Pile
-from subiquitycore.ui.utils import Padding
+from subiquitycore.ui.utils import button_pile, Padding
 from subiquitycore.view import BaseView
 
 log = logging.getLogger("subiquitycore.views.login")
@@ -37,18 +37,23 @@ class LoginView(BaseView):
         self.controller = controller
         self.netdevs = netdevs
         self.items = []
-        self.body = [
-            Padding.center_79(self._build_model_inputs()),
-            Padding.line_break(""),
-            Padding.fixed_10(self._build_buttons())
-        ]
-        super().__init__(ListBox(self.body))
+
+        super().__init__(
+            Pile([
+                ('pack', Text("")),
+                Padding.center_79(ListBox(self._build_model_inputs())),
+                ('pack', Pile([
+                    ('pack', Text("")),
+                    button_pile(self._build_buttons()),
+                    ('pack', Text("")),
+                    ])),
+                ]))
+
 
     def _build_buttons(self):
-        self.buttons = [
+        return [
             done_btn("Done", on_press=self.done),
         ]
-        return Pile(self.buttons)
 
     def _build_model_inputs(self):
         local_tpl = (
@@ -78,7 +83,7 @@ class LoginView(BaseView):
             ssh_iface = "    ssh %s@%s" % (user.username, ip)
             sl.append(Text(ssh_iface))
 
-        return Pile(sl)
+        return sl
 
     def confirm(self, result):
         self.done()
diff --git a/console_conf/ui/views/welcome.py b/console_conf/ui/views/welcome.py
index 44455409..b106bd19 100644
--- a/console_conf/ui/views/welcome.py
+++ b/console_conf/ui/views/welcome.py
@@ -19,9 +19,12 @@ Welcome provides user with language selection
 
 """
 import logging
+
+from urwid import Text
+
 from subiquitycore.ui.buttons import ok_btn
 from subiquitycore.ui.container import ListBox, Pile
-from subiquitycore.ui.utils import Padding
+from subiquitycore.ui.utils import button_pile
 from subiquitycore.view import BaseView
 
 log = logging.getLogger("console_conf.views.welcome")
@@ -30,16 +33,11 @@ log = logging.getLogger("console_conf.views.welcome")
 class WelcomeView(BaseView):
     def __init__(self, controller):
         self.controller = controller
-        self.body = [
-            Padding.fixed_10(self._build_buttons())
-        ]
-        super().__init__(ListBox(self.body))
-
-    def _build_buttons(self):
-        self.buttons = [
-            ok_btn("OK", on_press=self.confirm),
-        ]
-        return Pile(self.buttons)
+        super().__init__(Pile([
+            ListBox([Text('')]), # need to have a listbox or something else "stretchy" here or urwid complains.
+            ('pack', button_pile([ok_btn("OK", on_press=self.confirm)])),
+            ('pack', Text("")),
+            ], focus_item=1))
 
     def confirm(self, result):
         self.controller.done()