diff --git a/python/plugins/processing/script/ScriptTemplate.py b/python/plugins/processing/script/ScriptTemplate.py
index 0631a3ecda8..453deb16936 100644
--- a/python/plugins/processing/script/ScriptTemplate.py
+++ b/python/plugins/processing/script/ScriptTemplate.py
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ class ExampleProcessingAlgorithm(QgsProcessingAlgorithm):
         )
 
         # Send some information to the user
-        feedback.pushInfo('CRS is {}'.format(source.crs().authid()))
+        feedback.pushInfo('CRS is {}'.format(source.sourceCrs().authid()))
 
         # If sink was not created, throw an exception to indicate that the algorithm
         # encountered a fatal error. The exception text can be any string, but in this