diff --git a/templates/variablesTemplate.sh b/templates/variablesTemplate.sh
index eca7bdd..13e2f50 100644
--- a/templates/variablesTemplate.sh
+++ b/templates/variablesTemplate.sh
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ readonly LOG_RETENTION='30'
 
 ## Only uncomment and set these if the relevant RESTIC vars further above are set to 'yes'
 
+## Frequency of progress reporting in output/log, defaulted to once per 5 minutes
+# export RESTIC_PROGRESS_FPS='0.0033333333333333335'
+
 ## Only set these if backing up to a compatible repo
 # export AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID='KEY-ID'
 # export AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY='SECRET-KEY'