diff --git a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/director_basic_runme.py b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/director_basic_runme.py
index 7a8d3f59c..55dff3835 100644
--- a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/director_basic_runme.py
+++ b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/director_basic_runme.py
@@ -21,4 +21,8 @@ if b.ping() != "Foo::ping()":
 if b.pong() != "Foo::pong();Foo::ping()":
 	raise RuntimeError, b.pong()
 
+a = director_basic.A1(1)
+
+if a.rg(2) != 2:
+	raise RuntimeError
 
diff --git a/SWIG/Source/Modules/lang.cxx b/SWIG/Source/Modules/lang.cxx
index c98a94454..ffcbc89ba 100644
--- a/SWIG/Source/Modules/lang.cxx
+++ b/SWIG/Source/Modules/lang.cxx
@@ -1570,7 +1570,7 @@ int Language::unrollVirtualMethods(Node *n,
 
       if (SwigType_isfunction(decl) && 
 	  (is_public(ni) || need_nopublic)) {
-	String *name = Getattr(ni, "sym:name");
+	String *name = Getattr(ni, "name");
 	String *local_decl = SwigType_typedef_resolve_all(decl);
 	
 	Node *method_id = is_destructor ? NewStringf("~destructor") : NewStringf("%s|%s", name, local_decl);