diff --git a/lib/class-wp-rest-menu-items-controller.php b/lib/class-wp-rest-menu-items-controller.php
index 60407b6..d0422a2 100644
--- a/lib/class-wp-rest-menu-items-controller.php
+++ b/lib/class-wp-rest-menu-items-controller.php
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 /**
- * REST API: WP_REST_Posts_Controller class
+ * REST API: WP_REST_Menu_Items_Controller class
  *
  * @package    WordPress
  * @subpackage REST_API
diff --git a/lib/class-wp-rest-menus-controller.php b/lib/class-wp-rest-menus-controller.php
index 81c8aaa..4bd06fd 100644
--- a/lib/class-wp-rest-menus-controller.php
+++ b/lib/class-wp-rest-menus-controller.php
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ public function create_item( $request ) {
 			return $term;
 		}
 
-		$term = get_term( $term, $this->taxonomy );
+		$term = $this->get_term( $term );
 
 		/**
 		 * Fires after a single term is created or updated via the REST API.
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ public function get_item_schema() {
 		unset( $schema['properties']['count'] );
 		unset( $schema['properties']['link'] );
 		unset( $schema['properties']['taxonomy'] );
-		
+
 		return $schema;
 	}
 }