diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 092acc0..567201c 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Release 8.2-pre
 * Fixed a bug where the cisco-enable module was not working with the password-only logon mode
 * Fixed an out of memory bug in http-form
 * Fixed imap PLAIN method
+* Added warning if HYDRA_PROXY_CONNECT environment is detected, that is an outdated setting
 * ... your patch?
 
 
diff --git a/hydra.c b/hydra.c
index 8ec53c0..cfb00cf 100644
--- a/hydra.c
+++ b/hydra.c
@@ -2552,6 +2552,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         hydra_options.miscptr = argv[optind + 2];
     }
 
+    if (getenv("HYDRA_PROXY_CONNECT"))
+      fprintf(stderr, "[WARNING] The environment variable HYDRA_PROXY_CONNECT is not used! Use HYDRA_PROXY instead!\n");
+
     if (strcmp(hydra_options.service, "http") == 0 || strcmp(hydra_options.service, "https") == 0) {
       fprintf(stderr, "[ERROR] There is no service \"%s\", most likely you mean one of the many web modules, e.g. http-get or http-form-post. Read it up!\n", hydra_options.service);
       exit(-1);