diff --git a/platforms/mixin-common/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/mod/config/SpawnSettingsTemplate.java b/platforms/mixin-common/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/mod/config/SpawnSettingsTemplate.java
index 4a81deecd..321a2312a 100644
--- a/platforms/mixin-common/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/mod/config/SpawnSettingsTemplate.java
+++ b/platforms/mixin-common/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/mod/config/SpawnSettingsTemplate.java
@@ -6,11 +6,16 @@ import com.dfsek.tectonic.api.config.template.object.ObjectTemplate;
 import net.minecraft.entity.SpawnGroup;
 import net.minecraft.world.biome.SpawnSettings;
 import net.minecraft.world.biome.SpawnSettings.SpawnEntry;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 import java.util.List;
 
 
 public class SpawnSettingsTemplate implements ObjectTemplate<SpawnSettings> {
+    
+    private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(SpawnTypeConfig.class);
+    private static boolean used = false;
     @Value("spawns")
     @Default
     private List<SpawnTypeConfig> spawns = null;
@@ -33,6 +38,11 @@ public class SpawnSettingsTemplate implements ObjectTemplate<SpawnSettings> {
                     builder.spawn(group, entry);
                 }
             } else if (spawn.getEntry() != null) {
+                if(!used) {
+                    logger.warn("The entry sub-field of spawns is deprecated. " +
+                                "It is recommended to use the entries sub-field instead ");
+                    used = true;
+                }
                 builder.spawn(group, spawn.getEntry());
             }
         }