diff --git a/sdc/test/cpp/TestSdcClasses.cc b/sdc/test/cpp/TestSdcClasses.cc
index de5cc696..2ec6c0bb 100644
--- a/sdc/test/cpp/TestSdcClasses.cc
+++ b/sdc/test/cpp/TestSdcClasses.cc
@@ -4407,7 +4407,7 @@ TEST_F(SdcInitTest, SdcSwapDeratingFactors) {
 // Sdc: deleteDeratingFactors
 // Sdc: allInputs/allOutputs
 // Sdc: findClocksMatching
-// Sdc: isGroupPathName
+// Sdc: isGroupPathName (deprecated) and isPathGroupName
 TEST_F(SdcInitTest, SdcIsGroupPathNameEmpty) {
   Sdc *sdc = sta_->cmdSdc();
   // Suppress deprecation warning -- we intentionally test deprecated API
@@ -4418,6 +4418,10 @@ TEST_F(SdcInitTest, SdcIsGroupPathNameEmpty) {
   EXPECT_FALSE(is_group);
 }
 
+TEST_F(SdcInitTest, SdcIsPathGroupNameEmpty) {
+  EXPECT_FALSE(sta_->isPathGroupName("nonexistent", sta_->cmdSdc()));
+}
+
 // Sdc: setVoltage
 TEST_F(SdcInitTest, SdcSetVoltageGlobal) {
   ASSERT_NO_THROW(( [&](){
diff --git a/search/Search.i b/search/Search.i
index f1617670..4c4b0ff2 100644
--- a/search/Search.i
+++ b/search/Search.i
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ endpoint_slack(const Pin *pin,
   Sta *sta = Sta::sta();
   sta->ensureLibLinked();
   if (!path_group_name.empty()
-      && !sta->isGroupPathName(path_group_name, sta->cmdSdc()))  {
+      && !sta->isPathGroupName(path_group_name, sta->cmdSdc()))  {
     sta->report()->error(1577, "{} is not a known path group name.",
                          path_group_name);
     return INF;