diff --git a/drawBot/drawBotDrawingTools.py b/drawBot/drawBotDrawingTools.py
index 34fc206c..009cba7b 100644
--- a/drawBot/drawBotDrawingTools.py
+++ b/drawBot/drawBotDrawingTools.py
@@ -1809,7 +1809,7 @@ def textBoxBaselines(self, txt, box, align=None):
         if not isinstance(txt, (str, FormattedString)):
             raise TypeError("expected 'str' or 'FormattedString', got '%s'" % type(txt).__name__)
         path, (x, y) = self._dummyContext._getPathForFrameSetter(box)
-        attrString = self._dummyContext.attributedString(txt)
+        attrString = self._dummyContext.attributedString(txt, align=align)
         setter = CoreText.CTFramesetterCreateWithAttributedString(attrString)
         box = CoreText.CTFramesetterCreateFrame(setter, (0, 0), path, None)
         ctLines = CoreText.CTFrameGetLines(box)