diff --git a/formats/wms_srvc_format.py b/formats/wms_srvc_format.py
index 62634521d7dee2976655a802b728f119b779f3a1..13839c8635c4a0fa07008ce1ea217b2096fc805a 100644
--- a/formats/wms_srvc_format.py
+++ b/formats/wms_srvc_format.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def _is_capabilites_response(resource, file):
                 return True
             else:
                 resource["error"] = (
-                    "Root element is not {http://www.opengis.net/wmts/1.0}WMS_Capabilities"
+                    "Root element is not {http://www.opengis.net/wms}WMS_Capabilities"
                 )
                 return False
         except Exception as e: