diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 137e678..15771f2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 env.sh
+exclusions.txt
diff --git a/env.sample.sh b/env.sample.sh
index 06dcbfe..aa73e88 100755
--- a/env.sample.sh
+++ b/env.sample.sh
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 NAME=Backup Name
 BACKUP_DIR=/dir/to/back/up
 BACKUP_PARAMS=""
+BACKUP_EXCLUDE_FILE="exclusions.txt"
 HEALTHCHECK_UUID="healthchecks.io uuid"
 PRE_RUN_SCRIPT="script to pre-run"
 POST_RUN_SCRIPT="script to post-run"
 
+
 export AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=
 export AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=
 export RESTIC_REPOSITORY="s3:https://repo.tld/bucket/sub-bucket"