diff --git a/bin/miniplayer b/bin/miniplayer
index d55ef09..1d7e496 100755
--- a/bin/miniplayer
+++ b/bin/miniplayer
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import configparser
 import ueberzug.lib.v0 as ueberzug
 from PIL import Image, ImageDraw
 
+
 # Get config
 config = configparser.ConfigParser()
 config.read(os.path.expanduser("~/.config/miniplayer/config"))
@@ -51,6 +52,23 @@ default_bindings = {">":     "next_track",
 if "keybindings" not in config.sections():
     config["keybindings"] = default_bindings
 
+# Ensure compatibility with older configs
+deprecated_field_notice = ("The config option `{field}` under the `player` "
+                           "section is deprecated and will be removed in the "
+                           "future. Use the config option `{field}` under the "
+                           "`art` section instead.")
+deprecated_fields_present = False
+for field in ["music_directory", "image_method"]:
+    if config.has_option("player", field):
+        deprecated_fields_present = True
+        print(deprecated_field_notice.format(field=field))
+        
+        if not config.has_option("art", field):
+            config["art"][field] = config["player"][field]
+
+if deprecated_fields_present:
+    input("(Press <Enter> to continue) ...")
+
 # Load configured keybindings
 keybindings = config["keybindings"]