diff --git a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/GeoServerRESTReader.java b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/GeoServerRESTReader.java
index 5aa06eff..7f2722eb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/GeoServerRESTReader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/GeoServerRESTReader.java
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ public boolean existsWmsstore(String workspace, String wsName, boolean quietOnNo
      * @return boolean indicating if the wmsstore exists
      */
     public boolean existsWmsstore(String workspace, String wsName){
-        return existsCoveragestore(workspace, wsName, Util.DEFAULT_QUIET_ON_NOT_FOUND);
+        return existsWmsstore(workspace, wsName, Util.DEFAULT_QUIET_ON_NOT_FOUND);
     }
     
     //==========================================================================