diff --git a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/GeoServerRESTReader.java b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/GeoServerRESTReader.java
index 5aa06eff..7f8929e7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/GeoServerRESTReader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/GeoServerRESTReader.java
@@ -903,7 +903,7 @@ public boolean existsLayer(String workspace, String name, boolean quietOnNotFoun
      * @return boolean indicating if the Layer exists
      */
     public boolean existsLayer(String workspace, String name){
-        return existsLayerGroup(workspace, name, Util.DEFAULT_QUIET_ON_NOT_FOUND);
+        return existsLayer(workspace, name, Util.DEFAULT_QUIET_ON_NOT_FOUND);
     }
 
     //==========================================================================