diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/widgets/debug_manager.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/widgets/debug_manager.js
index 733dae33bd4..0106bf55626 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/widgets/debug_manager.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/widgets/debug_manager.js
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ DebugManager.include({
 
     get_metadata: function() {
         var ds = this._view_manager.dataset;
-        if (!this.view.get_selected_ids().length) {
+        if (!this._active_view.controller.get_selected_ids().length) {
             console.warn(_t("No metadata available"));
             return
         }