diff --git a/python/ert/__init__.py b/python/ert/__init__.py
index 64b22a3a08..94e27d6a30 100644
--- a/python/ert/__init__.py
+++ b/python/ert/__init__.py
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
 import warnings
 
-warnings.simplefilter('always', DeprecationWarning) # see #1437
+warnings.filterwarnings(
+    action='always',
+    category=DeprecationWarning,
+    module=r'ecl|ert|res'
+)
+
 warnings.warn(
-    "Importing from ert is deprecated and will be removed in a future release, use: \'from res import\' instead",
+    "Importing from ert.ecl, ecl.ecl or ert is deprecated and will not be available in python3." \
+    " For eclipse functionality use \'from ecl import\', for ert workflow tooling use \'from res import\'.",
     DeprecationWarning
 )
 
diff --git a/python/res/__init__.py b/python/res/__init__.py
index c90ac61f2f..519aad508e 100644
--- a/python/res/__init__.py
+++ b/python/res/__init__.py
@@ -32,7 +32,11 @@
 import sys
 
 import warnings
-warnings.simplefilter('always', DeprecationWarning) # see #1437
+warnings.filterwarnings(
+    action='always',
+    category=DeprecationWarning,
+    module=r'res|ert'
+)
 
 from cwrap import load as cwrapload
 from cwrap import Prototype