diff --git a/lib/features/context-pad/ContextPad.js b/lib/features/context-pad/ContextPad.js
index 95150bf76..359f1b45d 100644
--- a/lib/features/context-pad/ContextPad.js
+++ b/lib/features/context-pad/ContextPad.js
@@ -421,8 +421,8 @@ ContextPad.prototype._createHtml = function(target) {
  * @return { { html: HTMLElement } }
  */
 ContextPad.prototype.getPad = function(target) {
-  console.warn(new Error(
-    'getPad is deprecated and will be removed in future library versions'
+  console.warn(new Error(`ContextPad.getPad is deprecated and will be removed in future library versions;
+query the DOM directly using \`canvas.getContainer().querySelector('.djs-context-pad');\``
   ));
 
   let html;