diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index e757055e..b8450b91 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ const VueCharts = {
   Bubble,
   Scatter,
   mixins,
-  generateChart
+  generateChart,
+  render: () => console.error('[vue-chartjs]: This is not a vue component. It is the whole object containing all vue components. Please import the named export or access the components over the dot notation. For more info visit https://vue-chartjs.org/#/home?id=quick-start')
 }
 
 export default VueCharts