diff --git a/django/contrib/sitemaps/management/commands/ping_google.py b/django/contrib/sitemaps/management/commands/ping_google.py
index 0cac49f13b..f2e7c79856 100644
--- a/django/contrib/sitemaps/management/commands/ping_google.py
+++ b/django/contrib/sitemaps/management/commands/ping_google.py
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
     def add_arguments(self, parser):
         parser.add_argument('sitemap_url', nargs='?', default=None)
 
-    def execute(self, *args, **options):
+    def handle(self, *args, **options):
         ping_google(sitemap_url=options['sitemap_url'])