diff --git a/mapscript/python/examples/wxs.py b/mapscript/python/examples/wxs.py
index 812f1f77b5..1cb4de9a66 100644
--- a/mapscript/python/examples/wxs.py
+++ b/mapscript/python/examples/wxs.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 def main(map_file):
 
     map = mapscript.mapObj(map_file)
-    map.setMetaData("ows_onlineresource", "http://dummy.org/")
+    map.web.metadata.set("ows_onlineresource", "http://dummy.org/")
     ows_req = mapscript.OWSRequest()
 
     ows_req.type = mapscript.MS_GET_REQUEST