diff --git a/kubernetes_engine/django_tutorial/Makefile b/kubernetes_engine/django_tutorial/Makefile
index a06da05cc66..3773f5bf61e 100644
--- a/kubernetes_engine/django_tutorial/Makefile
+++ b/kubernetes_engine/django_tutorial/Makefile
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ create-cluster:
 
 .PHONY: create-bucket
 create-bucket:
-	gsutil mb gs://$(GCLOUD_PROJECT)
-	gsutil defacl set public-read gs://$(GCLOUD_PROJECT)
+	gcloud storage buckets create gs://$(GCLOUD_PROJECT)
+	gcloud storage buckets update gs://$(GCLOUD_PROJECT) --predefined-default-object-acl=public-read
 
 .PHONY: build
 build: