P: Photoshop not recognizing text alignment in illustrator smart object

Photoshop version 23.3.1 (updated 2022-05-03)

Illustrator version 26.2.1 (updated 2022-05-03)

Mac OS 12.3.1

I have Illustrator smart objects in all of my production template photoshop files to show job information.  In each I have 4 occurences of the same smart object (so I only have to update one, and the rest populate).  I opened the master smart object to edit the info and resaved it.  When photoshop received the update, the alignment shifted.  It appears that photoshop is aligning it as 'Center', regardless of what my setting in illustrator, which was 'align left' in this case.  

I did a couple tests with the smart object: 

1.  Aligning the text right, and center, and back to left.  Each time I re-saved the smart object, when Photoshop received the update, the text stayed in the same location.

2.  Adding spaces to the end of the text field and saving.  When Photoshop receives this update, the text moved back closer to the original 'align left' location, dependent on how many spaces I put in it.  

It seems like Photoshop isn't recognizing Illustrator's alignment information in the smart object.  

I have a few hundred different production sheets that I use repeatedly on a yearly basis for printing on product.  It would be very helpful if this could be fixed soon.  

thanks,

-Tim