diff --git a/python/examples/guestfs-python.pod b/python/examples/guestfs-python.pod
index 03ff2ba81..6bd420db6 100644
--- a/python/examples/guestfs-python.pod
+++ b/python/examples/guestfs-python.pod
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ In a future version of libguestfs, this will become the default.
 
 =head2 EXCEPTIONS
 
-Errors from libguestfs functions are mapped into C<RuntimeException>
+Errors from libguestfs functions are mapped into C<RuntimeError>
 with a single string argument which is the error message.
 
 =head2 MORE DOCUMENTATION