diff --git a/app/controllers/api/vms_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/vms_controller.rb
index 70bd334207..9246733be0 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/vms_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/vms_controller.rb
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ def request_console_resource(type, id = nil, data = nil)
       case protocol.downcase
       when "native"
         enqueue_ems_action(type, id, "Requesting Native Console", :method_name => "native_console_connection") do |vm|
-          raise _("Console protocol %{protocol} is not supported") % {:protocol => protocol} unless vm.console_supported?(protocol)
+          raise _("Console protocol %{protocol} is not supported") % {:protocol => protocol} unless vm.supports?(:native_console)
 
           vm.validate_native_console_support
         end