diff --git a/src/main/java/net/logstash/logback/appender/AbstractLogstashTcpSocketAppender.java b/src/main/java/net/logstash/logback/appender/AbstractLogstashTcpSocketAppender.java
index 07cafc9d..04682266 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/logstash/logback/appender/AbstractLogstashTcpSocketAppender.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/logstash/logback/appender/AbstractLogstashTcpSocketAppender.java
@@ -1173,8 +1173,15 @@ public Duration getReconnectionDelay() {
      * @see PreferPrimaryDestinationConnectionStrategy#setSecondaryConnectionTTL(Duration)
      * @param secondaryConnectionTTL the TTL of a connection when connected to a secondary destination
      * @throws IllegalStateException if the {@link #connectionStrategy} is not a {@link PreferPrimaryDestinationConnectionStrategy}
+     * 
+     * @deprecated use {@link PreferPrimaryDestinationConnectionStrategy#setSecondaryConnectionTTL(Duration)} instead.
      */
+    @Deprecated
     public void setSecondaryConnectionTTL(Duration secondaryConnectionTTL) {
+        addWarn(
+              "Setting <secondaryConnectionTTL> directly on the appender is deprecated. "
+            + "Instead you should explicitly set the connection strategy to <preferPrimary> and set its <secondaryConnectionTTL> property to the desired value.");
+
         if (connectionStrategy instanceof PreferPrimaryDestinationConnectionStrategy) {
             ((PreferPrimaryDestinationConnectionStrategy) connectionStrategy).setSecondaryConnectionTTL(secondaryConnectionTTL);
         } else {
@@ -1182,6 +1189,16 @@ public void setSecondaryConnectionTTL(Duration secondaryConnectionTTL) {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Convenience method for accessing {@link PreferPrimaryDestinationConnectionStrategy#getSecondaryConnectionTTL()}.
+     * 
+     * @return the secondary connection TTL or {@code null} if the connection strategy is not a {@link PreferPrimaryDestinationConnectionStrategy}.
+     * @deprecated use {@link PreferPrimaryDestinationConnectionStrategy#getSecondaryConnectionTTL()} instead.
+     * 
+     * @see #getConnectionStrategy()
+     * @see PreferPrimaryDestinationConnectionStrategy#getSecondaryConnectionTTL()
+     */
+    @Deprecated
     public Duration getSecondaryConnectionTTL() {
         if (connectionStrategy instanceof PreferPrimaryDestinationConnectionStrategy) {
             return ((PreferPrimaryDestinationConnectionStrategy) connectionStrategy).getSecondaryConnectionTTL();
@@ -1237,7 +1254,7 @@ public void setWriteBufferSize(int writeBufferSize) {
      * Alias for {@link #getRingBufferSize()}.
      * 
      * @return the size of the ring buffer
-     * @deprecated use {@link #getRingBufferSize()} instead
+     * @deprecated use {@link #getRingBufferSize()} instead.
      */
     @Deprecated
     public int getQueueSize() {
diff --git a/src/test/java/net/logstash/logback/appender/LogstashTcpSocketAppenderTest.java b/src/test/java/net/logstash/logback/appender/LogstashTcpSocketAppenderTest.java
index 8c7c314e..9b1809c9 100644
--- a/src/test/java/net/logstash/logback/appender/LogstashTcpSocketAppenderTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/net/logstash/logback/appender/LogstashTcpSocketAppenderTest.java
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
 import ch.qos.logback.classic.spi.ILoggingEvent;
 import ch.qos.logback.core.BasicStatusManager;
 import ch.qos.logback.core.encoder.Encoder;
+import ch.qos.logback.core.status.OnConsoleStatusListener;
 import ch.qos.logback.core.status.Status;
 import ch.qos.logback.core.status.StatusManager;
 import ch.qos.logback.core.util.Duration;
@@ -84,8 +85,6 @@ public class LogstashTcpSocketAppenderTest {
     @InjectMocks
     private final LogstashTcpSocketAppender appender = new TestableLogstashTcpSocketAppender();
     
-    private LoggerContext context = new LoggerContext();
-    
     private StatusManager statusManager = new BasicStatusManager();
     
     @Mock
@@ -121,6 +120,13 @@ protected Future<?> scheduleReaderCallable(Callable<Void> readerCallable) {
     
     @BeforeEach
     public void setup() throws IOException {
+        // Output statuses on the console for easy debugging. Must be initialized early to capture
+        // warnings emitted by setter/getter methods before the appender is started.
+        OnConsoleStatusListener consoleListener = new OnConsoleStatusListener();
+        consoleListener.start();
+        statusManager.add(consoleListener);
+        
+        LoggerContext context = new LoggerContext();
         context.setStatusManager(statusManager);
         
         when(socketFactory.createSocket()).thenReturn(socket);