diff --git a/server/lib/config.ts b/server/lib/config.ts
index e799dea5..a04285d3 100644
--- a/server/lib/config.ts
+++ b/server/lib/config.ts
@@ -181,6 +181,11 @@ export class Config {
         } else if (fs.existsSync(configFilePath2)) {
             environment = loadConfig(configFilePath2);
         }
+
+        if (process.env.APP_BASE_DOMAIN) {
+            console.log("You're using deprecated environment variables. Transition to the configuration file. https://docs.fossorial.io/");
+        }
+
         if (!environment) {
             throw new Error(
                 "No configuration file found. Please create one. https://docs.fossorial.io/"
diff --git a/server/routers/resource/updateResource.ts b/server/routers/resource/updateResource.ts
index 2baa61bc..bade7f09 100644
--- a/server/routers/resource/updateResource.ts
+++ b/server/routers/resource/updateResource.ts
@@ -215,8 +215,13 @@ async function updateHttpResource(
         .from(domains)
         .where(eq(domains.domainId, domainId));
 
+    const isBaseDomain =
+        updateData.isBaseDomain !== undefined
+            ? updateData.isBaseDomain
+            : resource.isBaseDomain;
+
     let fullDomain: string | null = null;
-    if (updateData.isBaseDomain) {
+    if (isBaseDomain) {
         fullDomain = domain.baseDomain;
     } else if (subdomain && domain) {
         fullDomain = `${subdomain}.${domain.baseDomain}`;