diff --git a/moose-gui/plugins/kkitOrdinateUtil.py b/moose-gui/plugins/kkitOrdinateUtil.py
index 01bcafd40975b80a454b73ba7992ae86b2979724..c7e8db7b03fcaac501dea58c53d5209e2cb3effb 100644
--- a/moose-gui/plugins/kkitOrdinateUtil.py
+++ b/moose-gui/plugins/kkitOrdinateUtil.py
@@ -224,6 +224,8 @@ def autoCoordinates(meshEntry,srcdesConnection):
     #import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
     #plt.savefig('/home/harsha/Trash/Trash_SBML/test.png')
     position = nx.graphviz_layout(G, prog = 'dot')
+    if int( nx.__version__.split( '.' )[-1] ) >= 11:
+        position = nx.spring_layout( G )
     #agraph = nx.to_agraph(G)
     #agraph.draw("test.png", format = 'png', prog = 'dot')
     xcord = []