diff --git a/example.config.py b/example.config.py
index d46357a..7bb9008 100755
--- a/example.config.py
+++ b/example.config.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ webroot = "/path/to/root"
 date_format = "%d/%m/%Y at %H:%M" # The date that is displayed on the page
 post_seperator = "---------------------------------------------"
 posts_in_timeline = 100
+file_extension = "gmi" # Could also be .html, .md, .txt or any other file extension
 
 ### Logging ###
 logfile = "/path/to/logfile"