diff --git a/examples/parameter_example.yml b/examples/parameter_example.yml
index fb1e6ff6931b2fdee00792eed7f178872ee6d950..46ce5f1e0c6107faca5899a481653eb6b6f44f1b 100644
--- a/examples/parameter_example.yml
+++ b/examples/parameter_example.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ Snapshots:
 # Parameters governing the conserved quantities statistics
 Statistics:
   delta_time:          1e-2 # Time between statistics output
+  energy_file_name:    energy # (Optional) File name for energy output
+  timestep_file_name:  timesteps # (Optional) File name for timing information output. Note: No underscores "_" allowed in file name 
 
 # Parameters for the hydrodynamics scheme
 SPH: