diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9f7a33b..99565a1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 ## 8.13.0-SNAPSHOT
 - Updated Chinese (Traditional) translation
 - Added option to log ChestSort actions in a log file (default: false)
+- Print console warnings when 3rd party plugins use deprecated ChestSort API methods
+- Small code cleanup
 
 ## 8.12.2
 - Fixes NullPointerException when using EssentialsX' /ec command in Minecraft 1.12
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/jeff_media/ChestSort/ChestSortConfigUpdater.java b/src/main/java/de/jeff_media/ChestSort/ChestSortConfigUpdater.java
index b86a83b..2b919ee 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/jeff_media/ChestSort/ChestSortConfigUpdater.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/jeff_media/ChestSort/ChestSortConfigUpdater.java
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public class ChestSortConfigUpdater {
 
 		try {
 			Files.deleteIfExists(new File(plugin.getDataFolder().getAbsolutePath()+File.separator+"config.old.yml").toPath());
-		} catch (IOException e) {
+		} catch (IOException ignored) {
 
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/jeff_media/ChestSort/ChestSortPlugin.java b/src/main/java/de/jeff_media/ChestSort/ChestSortPlugin.java
index ab3b664..0720c06 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/jeff_media/ChestSort/ChestSortPlugin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/jeff_media/ChestSort/ChestSortPlugin.java
@@ -92,18 +92,24 @@ public class ChestSortPlugin extends JavaPlugin {
 	// Public API method to sort any given inventory
 	@Deprecated
 	public void sortInventory(Inventory inv) {
+		StackTraceElement[] stackTraceElements = Thread.currentThread().getStackTrace();
+		getLogger().warning(String.format("%s has performed a call to a deprecated ChestSort API method. This is NOT a ChestSort error.",stackTraceElements[2]));
 		api.sortInventory(inv);
 	}
 
 	// Public API method to sort any given inventory inbetween startSlot and endSlot
 	@Deprecated
 	public void sortInventory(Inventory inv, int startSlot, int endSlot) {
+		StackTraceElement[] stackTraceElements = Thread.currentThread().getStackTrace();
+		getLogger().warning(String.format("%s has performed a call to a deprecated ChestSort API method. This is NOT a ChestSort error.",stackTraceElements[2]));
 		api.sortInventory(inv, startSlot, endSlot);
 	}
 	
 	// Public API method to check if player has automatic chest sorting enabled
 	@Deprecated
 	public boolean sortingEnabled(Player p) {
+		StackTraceElement[] stackTraceElements = Thread.currentThread().getStackTrace();
+		getLogger().warning(String.format("%s has performed a call to a deprecated ChestSort API method. This is NOT a ChestSort error.",stackTraceElements[2]));
 		return isSortingEnabled(p);
 	}
 	
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/jeff_media/ChestSort/test/APIDeprecation.java b/src/main/java/de/jeff_media/ChestSort/test/APIDeprecation.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7431dab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/de/jeff_media/ChestSort/test/APIDeprecation.java
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package de.jeff_media.ChestSort.test;
+
+import de.jeff_media.ChestSort.ChestSortPlugin;
+import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
+
+public class APIDeprecation {
+
+    public static void sortInventoryDeprecated(Player p, ChestSortPlugin plugin) {
+
+        plugin.sortInventory(p.getInventory());
+
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/jeff_media/ChestSort/utils/CategoryLinePair.java b/src/main/java/de/jeff_media/ChestSort/utils/CategoryLinePair.java
index 6e89a9c..f52d8dd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/jeff_media/ChestSort/utils/CategoryLinePair.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/jeff_media/ChestSort/utils/CategoryLinePair.java
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ package de.jeff_media.ChestSort.utils;
 public class CategoryLinePair {
 	final String categoryName;
 	final String formattedPosition;
-	boolean sticky;
+	final boolean sticky;
 	final short position;
 	
 	public CategoryLinePair(String categoryName,short position) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/jeff_media/ChestSort/utils/TypeMatchPositionPair.java b/src/main/java/de/jeff_media/ChestSort/utils/TypeMatchPositionPair.java
index 238a05f..1b3fe45 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/jeff_media/ChestSort/utils/TypeMatchPositionPair.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/jeff_media/ChestSort/utils/TypeMatchPositionPair.java
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ public class TypeMatchPositionPair {
 	
 	final String typeMatch;
 	final String formattedPosition;
-	boolean sticky;
+	final boolean sticky;
 	
 	public String getTypeMatch() {
 		return typeMatch;