diff --git a/app/Http/Middleware/CheckLocale.php b/app/Http/Middleware/CheckLocale.php
index 3c525d172c..d0dbcffaaf 100644
--- a/app/Http/Middleware/CheckLocale.php
+++ b/app/Http/Middleware/CheckLocale.php
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ use \App\Helpers\Helper;
 
 class CheckLocale
 {
+    private function warn_legacy_locale($language, $source)
+    {
+        if ($language != Helper::mapLegacyLocale($language)) {
+            \Log::warning("$source $language and should be updated to be ".Helper::mapLegacyLocale($language));
+        }
+    }
     /**
      * Handle the locale for the user, default to settings otherwise.
      *
@@ -22,24 +28,23 @@ class CheckLocale
 
         // Default app settings from config
         $language = config('app.locale');
+        $this->warn_legacy_locale($language, "APP_LOCALE in .env is set to");
 
         if ($settings = Setting::getSettings()) {
 
             // User's preference
             if (($request->user()) && ($request->user()->locale)) {
                 $language = $request->user()->locale;
+                $this->warn_legacy_locale($language, "username ".$request->user()->username." (".$request->user()->id.") has a language");
 
             // App setting preference
             } elseif ($settings->locale != '') {
                 $language = $settings->locale;
+                $this->warn_legacy_locale($language, "App Settings is set to");
             }
 
         }
-
-        if (config('app.locale') != Helper::mapLegacyLocale($language)) {
-           \Log::warning('Your current APP_LOCALE in your .env is set to "'.config('app.locale').'" and should be updated to be "'.Helper::mapLegacyLocale($language).'" in '.base_path().'/.env. Translations may display unexpectedly until this is updated.');
-        }
-
+        
         \App::setLocale(Helper::mapLegacyLocale($language));
         return $next($request);
     }