diff --git a/evennia/server/deprecations.py b/evennia/server/deprecations.py
index 45eefd160b..6cf3ab1af7 100644
--- a/evennia/server/deprecations.py
+++ b/evennia/server/deprecations.py
@@ -115,3 +115,7 @@ def check_warnings(settings):
         print(" [Devel: settings.IN_GAME_ERRORS is True. Turn off in production.]")
     if settings.ALLOWED_HOSTS == ["*"]:
         print(" [Devel: settings.ALLOWED_HOSTS set to '*' (all). Limit in production.]")
+    for k,v in settings.DATABASES.items():
+        if "psycopg" in v.get("ENGINE",None):
+            print(" [Devel: postgresql_psycopg2 backend is deprecated. This module is now called postgresql")
+            print("  Switch settings.DATABASES to use \"ENGINE\": \"django.db.backends.postgresql\"")