diff --git a/paperless.conf.example b/paperless.conf.example
index 3604505cb..11e6d905b 100644
--- a/paperless.conf.example
+++ b/paperless.conf.example
@@ -188,6 +188,11 @@ PAPERLESS_DEBUG="false"
 #PAPERLESS_CONSUMER_LOOP_TIME=10
 
 
+# By default Paperless stops consuming a document if no language can be detected.
+# Set to true to consume documents even if the language detection fails.
+#PAPERLESS_FORGIVING_OCR="false"
+
+
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