diff --git a/ioc/modules/checks.nix b/ioc/modules/checks.nix
index 427935eb..a9f7ccbb 100644
--- a/ioc/modules/checks.nix
+++ b/ioc/modules/checks.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 {
   config,
+  epnix,
+  epnixConfig,
   lib,
   pkgs,
   ...
@@ -41,8 +43,17 @@ in {
 
     importCheck = path:
       import path {
-        inherit pkgs;
-        inherit (config.epnix.outputs) build;
+        inherit pkgs epnix epnixConfig;
+
+        build =
+          lib.warn
+          ''
+            using 'build' in a check is deprecated.
+            Please see the current EPNix IOC template for the new way of implementing checks:
+
+            - ${epnix}/templates/top/checks/simple.nix
+          ''
+          config.epnix.outputs.build;
       };
   in
     listToAttrs
diff --git a/lib/default.nix b/lib/default.nix
index 93c8bb30..0e237001 100644
--- a/lib/default.nix
+++ b/lib/default.nix
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ with lib; let
             in {
               # See: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/190358
               pkgs = finalPkgs.__splicedPackages;
+
+              # Used when we want to apply the same config in checks
+              inherit epnixConfig;
             };
           })