diff --git a/pyerrors/correlators.py b/pyerrors/correlators.py
index 60c72ec0..ef50b743 100644
--- a/pyerrors/correlators.py
+++ b/pyerrors/correlators.py
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ class Corr:
         if self.N == 1:
             raise Exception("Trying to symmetrize a correlator matrix, that already has N=1.")
 
-    def GEVP(self, t0, ts=None, sort="Eigenvalue"):
+    def GEVP(self, t0, ts=None, sort="Eigenvalue", **kwargs):
         """Solve the generalized eigenvalue problem on the current correlator and returns the corresponding eigenvectors.
 
         Parameters
@@ -261,6 +261,10 @@ class Corr:
         if self.N == 1:
             raise Exception("GEVP methods only works on correlator matrices and not single correlators.")
 
+        if "sorted_list" in kwargs:
+            sort = kwargs.get("sorted_list")
+            warnings.warn("Argument 'sorted_list' is deprecated, use 'sort' instead.", DeprecationWarning)
+
         symmetric_corr = self.matrix_symmetric()
         if sort is None:
             if (ts is None):
diff --git a/tests/correlators_test.py b/tests/correlators_test.py
index 18c578f4..8cc6e520 100644
--- a/tests/correlators_test.py
+++ b/tests/correlators_test.py
@@ -245,6 +245,9 @@ def test_matrix_corr():
     with pytest.warns(RuntimeWarning):
         corr_mat.GEVP(0, 1, sort="Eigenvalue")
 
+    with pytest.warns(DeprecationWarning):
+        corr_mat.GEVP(0, sorted_list="Eigenvalue")
+
     with pytest.raises(Exception):
         corr_mat.GEVP(0, 1, sort="This sorting method does not exist.")