diff --git a/examples/example.rdiff b/examples/example.rdiff
index 5adecd8e92dd4baaaa35697b42ae95e030476d36..e8ce542ded43d288c52c42fcdff57b058111df37 100644
--- a/examples/example.rdiff
+++ b/examples/example.rdiff
@@ -161,4 +161,9 @@ exclude = /var/cache/backupninja/duplicity
 ## Default:
 # user =
 
-
+## passed directly to ssh
+## an example setting would be:
+## sshoptions = -o IdentityFile=/root/.ssh/id_rsa_duplicity
+##
+## Default:
+# sshoptions =