diff --git a/src/middlewared/middlewared/plugins/account.py b/src/middlewared/middlewared/plugins/account.py
index a4431aa8daca7..1939af08d4fe5 100644
--- a/src/middlewared/middlewared/plugins/account.py
+++ b/src/middlewared/middlewared/plugins/account.py
@@ -1291,7 +1291,7 @@ async def setup_local_administrator(self, app, username, password, options):
                 pass
 
             try:
-                grp_obj = await self.middleware.call('get.get_group_obj', {'groupname': 'admin'})
+                grp_obj = await self.middleware.call('group.get_group_obj', {'groupname': 'admin'})
                 raise CallError(f'"admin" {grp_obj["source"].lower()} group already exists, '
                                 'setting up local administrator is not possible',
                                 errno.EEXIST)