diff --git a/cmd/relayproxy/config/config_test.go b/cmd/relayproxy/config/config_test.go
index a4269974cd0..988dde71900 100644
--- a/cmd/relayproxy/config/config_test.go
+++ b/cmd/relayproxy/config/config_test.go
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ func TestParseConfig_fileFromPflag(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 				Notifiers: []config.NotifierConf{
 					{
-						Kind:            "slack",
-						SlackWebhookURL: "https://hooks.slack.com/services/T00000000/B00000000/XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
+						Kind:       "slack",
+						WebhookURL: "https://hooks.slack.com/services/T00000000/B00000000/XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
 					},
 				},
 				StartWithRetrieverError: false,
@@ -386,8 +386,8 @@ func TestConfig_IsValid(t *testing.T) {
 						Secret:      "xxxx",
 					},
 					{
-						Kind:            "slack",
-						SlackWebhookURL: "https://hooks.slack.com/services/T00000000/B00000000/XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
+						Kind:       "slack",
+						WebhookURL: "https://hooks.slack.com/services/T00000000/B00000000/XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -416,8 +416,8 @@ func TestConfig_IsValid(t *testing.T) {
 						Secret:      "xxxx",
 					},
 					{
-						Kind:            "slack",
-						SlackWebhookURL: "https://hooks.slack.com/services/T00000000/B00000000/XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
+						Kind:       "slack",
+						WebhookURL: "https://hooks.slack.com/services/T00000000/B00000000/XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
 					},
 				},
 				LogLevel: "info",
diff --git a/cmd/relayproxy/config/notifier.go b/cmd/relayproxy/config/notifier.go
index 9de2e7dd2bf..492fc8a8d46 100644
--- a/cmd/relayproxy/config/notifier.go
+++ b/cmd/relayproxy/config/notifier.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ func (c *NotifierConf) IsValid() error {
 	if err := c.Kind.IsValid(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if c.Kind == SlackNotifier && c.SlackWebhookURL == "" {
+	if c.Kind == SlackNotifier && (c.SlackWebhookURL == "" && c.WebhookURL == "") {
 		return fmt.Errorf("invalid notifier: no \"slackWebhookUrl\" property found for kind \"%s\"", c.Kind)
 	}
 	if c.Kind == WebhookNotifier && c.EndpointURL == "" {
diff --git a/cmd/relayproxy/config/notifier_test.go b/cmd/relayproxy/config/notifier_test.go
index 64472345182..2cf186b6fc9 100644
--- a/cmd/relayproxy/config/notifier_test.go
+++ b/cmd/relayproxy/config/notifier_test.go
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ import (
 
 func TestNotifierConf_IsValid(t *testing.T) {
 	type fields struct {
-		Kind            string
-		SlackWebhookURL string
-		EndpointURL     string
-		Secret          string
-		Meta            map[string]string
+		Kind        string
+		WebhookURL  string
+		EndpointURL string
+		Secret      string
+		Meta        map[string]string
 	}
 	tests := []struct {
 		name     string
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ func TestNotifierConf_IsValid(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name: "kind slack without URL",
 			fields: fields{
-				Kind:            "slack",
-				SlackWebhookURL: "",
+				Kind:       "slack",
+				WebhookURL: "",
 			},
 			wantErr:  true,
 			errValue: "invalid notifier: no \"slackWebhookUrl\" property found for kind \"slack\"",
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ func TestNotifierConf_IsValid(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name: "valid use-case slack",
 			fields: fields{
-				Kind:            "slack",
-				SlackWebhookURL: "https://hooks.slack.com/services/T00000000/B00000000/XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
+				Kind:       "slack",
+				WebhookURL: "https://hooks.slack.com/services/T00000000/B00000000/XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
 			},
 			wantErr: false,
 		},
@@ -74,11 +74,11 @@ func TestNotifierConf_IsValid(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			c := &config.NotifierConf{
-				Kind:            config.NotifierKind(tt.fields.Kind),
-				SlackWebhookURL: tt.fields.SlackWebhookURL,
-				EndpointURL:     tt.fields.EndpointURL,
-				Secret:          tt.fields.Secret,
-				Meta:            tt.fields.Meta,
+				Kind:        config.NotifierKind(tt.fields.Kind),
+				WebhookURL:  tt.fields.WebhookURL,
+				EndpointURL: tt.fields.EndpointURL,
+				Secret:      tt.fields.Secret,
+				Meta:        tt.fields.Meta,
 			}
 			err := c.IsValid()
 			assert.Equal(t, tt.wantErr, err != nil)
diff --git a/cmd/relayproxy/service/gofeatureflag.go b/cmd/relayproxy/service/gofeatureflag.go
index 3d797c7e706..ce1dcbf6389 100644
--- a/cmd/relayproxy/service/gofeatureflag.go
+++ b/cmd/relayproxy/service/gofeatureflag.go
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ func initNotifier(c []config.NotifierConf) ([]notifier.Notifier, error) {
 		switch cNotif.Kind {
 		case config.SlackNotifier:
 			if cNotif.WebhookURL == "" && cNotif.SlackWebhookURL != "" { // nolint
-				cNotif.WebhookURL = cNotif.SlackWebhookURL // nolint
+				zap.L().Warn("slackWebhookURL field is deprecated, please use webhookURL instead")
 			}
 			notifiers = append(notifiers, &slacknotifier.Notifier{SlackWebhookURL: cNotif.WebhookURL})
 
diff --git a/cmd/relayproxy/service/gofeatureflag_test.go b/cmd/relayproxy/service/gofeatureflag_test.go
index 88abc13168c..e9de5df3ccc 100644
--- a/cmd/relayproxy/service/gofeatureflag_test.go
+++ b/cmd/relayproxy/service/gofeatureflag_test.go
@@ -421,8 +421,8 @@ func Test_initNotifier(t *testing.T) {
 			args: args{
 				c: []config.NotifierConf{
 					{
-						Kind:            config.SlackNotifier,
-						SlackWebhookURL: "http:xxxx.xxx",
+						Kind:       config.SlackNotifier,
+						WebhookURL: "http:xxxx.xxx",
 					},
 					{
 						Kind:        config.WebhookNotifier,
diff --git a/cmd/relayproxy/testdata/config/valid-yaml-notifier.yaml b/cmd/relayproxy/testdata/config/valid-yaml-notifier.yaml
index 8b11daaa005..8fa72cb2929 100644
--- a/cmd/relayproxy/testdata/config/valid-yaml-notifier.yaml
+++ b/cmd/relayproxy/testdata/config/valid-yaml-notifier.yaml
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ authorizedKeys:
     - apikey2 # owner: userID2
 notifier:
   kind: slack
-  slackWebhookUrl: https://hooks.slack.com/services/T00000000/B00000000/XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
\ No newline at end of file
+  webhookUrl: https://hooks.slack.com/services/T00000000/B00000000/XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
\ No newline at end of file