diff --git a/log2ram.conf b/log2ram.conf
index b057eab..5868f57 100644
--- a/log2ram.conf
+++ b/log2ram.conf
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ MAIL=true
 # example : PATH_DISK="/var/log;/home/test/FolderInRam"
 PATH_DISK="/var/log"
 
+# This setting determines whether log2ram will ever write /var/log back to the disk, whether at shutdown or periodically (depending on whether you keep
+# the file in cron.daily). Setting this to 'false' will mean that log2ram will never write its copy of /var/log back to the disk.
+
+WRITE_TO_DISK=true
+
 # **************** Zram backing conf  *************************************************
 
 # ZL2R Zram Log 2 Ram enables a zram drive when ZL2R=true ZL2R=false is mem only tmpfs