diff --git a/lib/robot.js b/lib/robot.js
index b62ba0c..b672e4a 100644
--- a/lib/robot.js
+++ b/lib/robot.js
@@ -167,12 +167,7 @@ Robot.prototype.initConnections = function(opts) {
 
   if (_.isObject(opts.connections)) {
     if (_.isArray(opts.connections)) {
-      str = "Specifying connections as an array is deprecated. ";
-      str += "It will be removed in 1.0.0.";
-
-      Logger.warn(str);
-
-      this.performArraySetup(opts.connections, "connection");
+      this.performArraySetup(opts.connections, "connection", "connections");
       return this.connections;
     }
 
@@ -260,12 +255,7 @@ Robot.prototype.initDevices = function(opts) {
 
   if (_.isObject(opts.devices)) {
     if (_.isArray(opts.devices)) {
-      str = "Specifying devices as an array is deprecated. ";
-      str += "It will be removed in 1.0.0.";
-
-      Logger.warn(str);
-
-      this.performArraySetup(opts.devices, "device");
+      this.performArraySetup(opts.devices, "device", "devices");
       return this.devices;
     }
 
@@ -414,7 +404,14 @@ Robot.prototype.toString = function() {
   return "[Robot name='" + this.name + "']";
 };
 
-Robot.prototype.performArraySetup = function(things, typeOfThing) {
+Robot.prototype.performArraySetup = function(things, typeOfThing, arrayName) {
+  var str = "Specifying ";
+  str += arrayName;
+  str += " as an array is deprecated. ";
+  str += "It will be removed in 1.0.0.";
+
+  Logger.warn(str);
+
   _.forEach(things, function(t, key) {
     var name = _.isString(key) ? key : t.name;
     this[typeOfThing](name, t);