diff --git a/plugins/pullquote.rb b/plugins/pullquote.rb
index 6d175e8..5dd6a55 100644
--- a/plugins/pullquote.rb
+++ b/plugins/pullquote.rb
@@ -17,13 +17,14 @@
 #     </span>
 #   </p>
 #
-#  Strand's modification adds the ability to call this plugin with {% pullquote align:left %} which duplicates the current behavior of the pullquote plugin, with a left float and appropriate margins.
+#  Strand's modification adds the ability to call this plugin with {% pullquote left %} which duplicates the current behavior of the pullquote plugin, with a left float and appropriate margins.
+#  Note: this version of the plugin now creates pullquotes with the class of pullquote-right by default
 
 module Jekyll
 
   class PullquoteTag < Liquid::Block
     def initialize(tag_name, markup, tokens)
-      markup =~ /align:left/i ? @align = "left" : @align = ""
+      markup =~ /left/i ? @align = "left" : @align = "right"
       super
     end
 
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ module Jekyll
       output = super
       if output.join =~ /\{"\s*(.+)\s*"\}/
         @quote = $1
-         "<span class='has-pullquote#{@align}' data-pullquote='#{@quote}'>#{output.join.gsub(/\{"\s*|\s*"\}/, '')}</span>" # TODO Determine how to makethis span have a left or right flag.
+         "<span class='pullquote-#{@align}' data-pullquote='#{@quote}'>#{output.join.gsub(/\{"\s*|\s*"\}/, '')}</span>" # TODO Determine how to makethis span have a left or right flag.
       else
         return "Surround your pullquote like this {\" text to be quoted \"}"
       end