diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 5f637a6a..f4aa2267 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ func loadConfiguration() (*config.Config, error) {
 	// Backwards compatibility
 	if len(configPath) == 0 {
 		configPath = os.Getenv("GATUS_CONFIG_FILE")
+		log.Println("WARNING: GATUS_CONFIG_FILE is deprecated. Please use GATUS_CONFIG_PATH instead.")
 	}
 	return config.LoadConfiguration(configPath)
 }