diff --git a/lib/app/Sails.js b/lib/app/Sails.js
index e7e28cfee..fb4915b94 100644
--- a/lib/app/Sails.js
+++ b/lib/app/Sails.js
@@ -77,7 +77,11 @@ Sails.prototype.lift = require('./lift');
 
 Sails.prototype.lower = require('./lower');
 
-Sails.prototype.getBaseurl = require('./getBaseurl');
+Sails.prototype._getBaseUrl = require('./getBaseurl');
+Sails.prototype.getBaseurl = function() {
+  this.log.warn("sails.getBaseUrl() is deprecated and will be removed in Sails v1.0.  See http://sailsjs.org/documentation/reference/application/sails-getbaseurl for more info.");
+  return this._getBaseUrl();
+};
 Sails.prototype.getBaseURL = Sails.prototype.getBaseurl;
 Sails.prototype.getBaseUrl = Sails.prototype.getBaseurl;
 
diff --git a/lib/app/lift.js b/lib/app/lift.js
index 5533d0874..b0b611203 100644
--- a/lib/app/lift.js
+++ b/lib/app/lift.js
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ function _printSuccessMsg(sails) {
 
     sails.log.ship && sails.log.ship();
     sails.log.info(('Server lifted in `' + sails.config.appPath + '`'));
-    sails.log.info(('To see your app, visit ' + (sails.getBaseurl() || '').underline));
+    sails.log.info(('To see your app, visit ' + (sails._getBaseUrl() || '').underline));
     sails.log.info(('To shut down Sails, press <CTRL> + C at any time.'));
     sails.log.blank();
     sails.log('--------------------------------------------------------'.grey);