diff --git a/ipaclient/remote_plugins/compat.py b/ipaclient/remote_plugins/compat.py
index 40521af45..aef5718fc 100644
--- a/ipaclient/remote_plugins/compat.py
+++ b/ipaclient/remote_plugins/compat.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def get_package(api, client):
     try:
         server_version = env['result']['api_version']
     except KeyError:
-        ping = client.forward(u'ping', u'api_version', version=u'2.0')
+        ping = client.forward(u'ping', version=u'2.0')
         try:
             match = re.search(u'API version (2\.[0-9]+)', ping['summary'])
         except KeyError: