diff --git a/app/custom_node_manager.py b/app/custom_node_manager.py
index 8dd579665..27d85d9ce 100644
--- a/app/custom_node_manager.py
+++ b/app/custom_node_manager.py
@@ -126,6 +126,11 @@ class CustomNodeManager:
                 workflows_dir = os.path.join(module_dir, folder_name)
 
                 if os.path.exists(workflows_dir):
+                    if folder_name != "example_workflows":
+                        logging.warning(
+                            "WARNING: Found example workflow folder '%s' for custom node '%s', consider renaming it to 'example_workflows'",
+                            folder_name, module_name)
+
                     webapp.add_routes(
                         [
                             web.static(