diff --git a/env.sample.sh b/env.sample.sh
index c9d3b38..9e66368 100755
--- a/env.sample.sh
+++ b/env.sample.sh
@@ -1,10 +1,17 @@
-NAME=Backup Name
-BACKUP_DIR=/dir/to/back/up
+# Name your backup (only really for logging purposes)
+NAME="Backup Name"
+# The directory to back up
+BACKUP_DIR="/dir/to/back/up"
+# any additional params you want with restic
 BACKUP_PARAMS=""
-BACKUP_EXCLUDE_FILE="exclusions.txt"
-HEALTHCHECK_UUID="healthchecks.io uuid"
-PRE_RUN_SCRIPT="pre/"
-POST_RUN_SCRIPT="post/"
+# an exclude file, generally I use "exclusions.txt" that's ignored by git
+BACKUP_EXCLUDE_FILE=""
+# https://healthchecks.io uuid
+HEALTHCHECK_UUID=""
+# name of a script to run before (ideally in the "pre/" dir)
+PRE_RUN_SCRIPT=""
+# name of a script to run after (ideally in the "post/" dir)
+POST_RUN_SCRIPT=""
 
 
 export AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=