diff --git a/autotest/t007_test.py b/autotest/t007_test.py
index 9d8fdc8de6..975b27f82a 100644
--- a/autotest/t007_test.py
+++ b/autotest/t007_test.py
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ def test_mg():
     ms.modelgrid.set_coord_info()
 
     xll, yll = 321., 123.
-    angrot = 20
+    angrot = 20.
     ms.modelgrid = flopy.discretization.StructuredGrid(delc=ms.dis.delc.array,
                                                        delr=ms.dis.delr.array,
                                                        xoff=xll, yoff=xll,
diff --git a/flopy/discretization/grid.py b/flopy/discretization/grid.py
index 5d71e89aa3..1a39bd7d44 100644
--- a/flopy/discretization/grid.py
+++ b/flopy/discretization/grid.py
@@ -162,19 +162,20 @@ def __init__(self, grid_type=None, top=None, botm=None, idomain=None,
     # access to basic grid properties
     ###################################
     def __repr__(self):
+        items = []
         if self.xoffset is not None and self.yoffset is not None \
                 and self.angrot is not None:
-            s = "xll:{0:<.10G}; yll:{1:<.10G}; rotation:{2:<G}; ". \
-                format(self.xoffset, self.yoffset, self.angrot)
-        else:
-            s = ''
+            items += [
+                "xll:" + str(self.xoffset),
+                "yll:" + str(self.yoffset),
+                "rotation:" + str(self.angrot)]
         if self.proj4 is not None:
-            s += "proj4_str:{0}; ".format(self.proj4)
+            items.append("proj4_str:" + str(self.proj4))
         if self.units is not None:
-            s += "units:{0}; ".format(self.units)
+            items.append("units:" + str(self.units))
         if self.lenuni is not None:
-            s += "lenuni:{0}; ".format(self.lenuni)
-        return s
+            items.append("lenuni:" + str(self.lenuni))
+        return '; '.join(items)
 
     @property
     def is_valid(self):