diff --git a/addons/hw_scanner/controllers/main.py b/addons/hw_scanner/controllers/main.py
index 0ae08d7d36b..6e53c37006f 100644
--- a/addons/hw_scanner/controllers/main.py
+++ b/addons/hw_scanner/controllers/main.py
@@ -208,5 +208,5 @@ if evdev:
 
 class ScannerDriver(hw_proxy.Proxy):
     @http.route('/hw_proxy/scanner', type='json', auth='none', cors='*')
-    def scanner_thread(self):
+    def scanner(self):
         return scanner_thread.get_barcode() if scanner_thread else None