diff --git a/tools/arkmanager.cfg b/tools/arkmanager.cfg
index 024a940..094df34 100644
--- a/tools/arkmanager.cfg
+++ b/tools/arkmanager.cfg
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ arkserverexec="ShooterGame/Binaries/Linux/ShooterGameServer"        # name of AR
 arkbackupdir="/home/steam/ARK-Backups"                              # path to backup directory
 arkwarnminutes="60"                                                 # number of minutes to warn players when using update --warn
 arkautorestartfile="ShooterGame/Saved/.autorestart"                 # path to autorestart file
+arkBackupPreUpdate="false"                                          # set this to true if you want to perform a backup before updating
 
 # Update warning messages
 # Modify as desired, putting the %d replacement operator where the number belongs