diff --git a/amdsmi_cli/amdsmi_commands.py b/amdsmi_cli/amdsmi_commands.py
index f693786832..4cb8439647 100644
--- a/amdsmi_cli/amdsmi_commands.py
+++ b/amdsmi_cli/amdsmi_commands.py
@@ -6508,19 +6508,30 @@ class AMDSMICommands():
 
     def default(self, args):
         """Display the default amdsmi view when no args are given."""
+
+        # check groups first
+        if not self.group_check_printed:
+            self.helpers.check_required_groups()
+            self.group_check_printed = True
+
         processors = amdsmi_interface.amdsmi_get_processor_handles()
         version_info = {"amd-smi": "N/A",
                         "amdgpu version": "N/A",
                         "rocm version": "N/A"}
         version_info['rocm version'] = amdsmi_interface.amdsmi_get_rocm_version()
-        version_info["amdgpu version"] = amdsmi_interface.amdsmi_get_gpu_driver_info(processors[0])
+        try:
+            version_info["amdgpu version"] = amdsmi_interface.amdsmi_get_gpu_driver_info(processors[0])
+        except amdsmi_exception.AmdSmiLibraryException as e:
+            version_info["amdgpu version"] = "N/A"
+            logging.debug("Failed to get driver info for gpu: %s", e.get_error_info())
+
         version_info["amd-smi"] = f'{__version__}'
 
         default_table_info_dict = {}
         default_table_info_dict.update({"version_info": version_info})
 
         gpu_info_list = []
-        all_process_list = []
+        # all_process_list = []
 
         # TODO: create new logger function to display table? or modify table?
         # get info for each processor to display in default output
@@ -6564,6 +6575,9 @@ class AMDSMICommands():
             # bdf
             try:
                 bdf = amdsmi_interface.amdsmi_get_gpu_device_bdf(processor)
+                # if the len of the bdf is not 12, then invalid values are being populated.
+                if len(bdf) != 12:
+                    bdf = "N/A"
             except amdsmi_exception.AmdSmiLibraryException as e:
                 bdf = "N/A"
             gpu_info_dict.update({"bdf": bdf})
diff --git a/amdsmi_cli/amdsmi_logger.py b/amdsmi_cli/amdsmi_logger.py
index 06f8c930ee..3f67097e10 100644
--- a/amdsmi_cli/amdsmi_logger.py
+++ b/amdsmi_cli/amdsmi_logger.py
@@ -958,25 +958,27 @@ class AMDSMILogger():
 
     def print_default_output(self, output: Dict):
         # some template lines
-        # TODO: adjust column lines to give market name more space
         default_line_1 = "+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+"
         default_line_2 = "|--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------|"
         default_line_3 = "|======================================+=======================================|"
         default_line_4 = "+--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+"
-        # default_line_5 = "|==============================================================================|"
 
         # print the version information first
-        amd_smi_version = output['version_info']['amd-smi']
-        if len(amd_smi_version) > 16:
-            amd_smi_version = amd_smi_version[:13] + "..."
+        amd_smi_version = str(output['version_info']['amd-smi'])
+        if len(amd_smi_version) > 20:
+            amd_smi_version = amd_smi_version[:17] + "..."
         rocm_version = "N/A"
         if output['version_info']['rocm version'][0]:
-            rocm_version = output['version_info']['rocm version'][1]
-        amdgpu_version = output['version_info']['amdgpu version']['driver_version']
+            rocm_version = str(output['version_info']['rocm version'][1]).ljust(8)
+        driver_version = output['version_info']['amdgpu version']
+        if driver_version == "N/A":
+            amdgpu_version = "N/A".ljust(8)
+        else:
+            amdgpu_version = str(driver_version['driver_version']).ljust(8)
 
         # print GPU info
         print(default_line_1)
-        print("| AMD SMI {0:16s}   amdgpu version: {1:8s}   ROCm version: {2:8s} |".format(amd_smi_version, amdgpu_version, rocm_version.ljust(8)))
+        print("| AMD-SMI {0:20s} amdgpu version: {1:8s} ROCm version: {2:8s} |".format(amd_smi_version.ljust(20), amdgpu_version, rocm_version))
         print(default_line_2)
         print("| BDF                         GPU-Name | Mem-Util    Temp   UECC   Power-Usage |")
         print("| GPU  HIP-ID   OAM-ID  Partition-Mode | GFX-Util     Fan         Memory-Usage |")
@@ -1009,8 +1011,8 @@ class AMDSMILogger():
             if power_usage != "N/A":
                 power_usage = f"{gpu_info['power_usage']['current_power']}/{gpu_info['power_usage']['power_limit']} W"
             power_usage = str(power_usage).rjust(12)
-
-            print("| {0:12s}  {1:22s} | {2:8s}  {3:6s}  {4:5s}  {5:12s} |".format(bdf, market_name, mem_util, temp, u_ecc, power_usage))
+            print("| {0:12.12s}  {1:22.22s} | {2:8.8s}  {3:6.6s}  {4:5.5s}  {5:12.12s} |".format(bdf, market_name, mem_util, temp, u_ecc, power_usage))
+            
             gpu_id = str(gpu_info['gpu_id']).rjust(3)
             hip_id = str(gpu_info['hip_id']).rjust(6)
             oam_id = str(gpu_info['oam_id']).rjust(7)
@@ -1030,7 +1032,7 @@ class AMDSMILogger():
             if mem_usage != "N/A":
                 mem_usage = f"{gpu_info['mem_usage']['used_vram']}/{gpu_info['mem_usage']['total_vram']} MB"
             mem_usage = mem_usage.rjust(19)
-            print("| {0:3s}  {1:6s}  {2:7s}  {3:14s} | {4:8s} {5:7s}  {6:19s} |".format(gpu_id, hip_id, oam_id, partition_modes, gfx_util, fan, mem_usage))
+            print("| {0:3.3s}  {1:6.6s}  {2:7.7s}  {3:14.14s} | {4:8.8s} {5:7.7s}  {6:19.19s} |".format(gpu_id, hip_id, oam_id, partition_modes, gfx_util, fan, mem_usage))
 
             if line_count < end:
                 print(default_line_2)