diff --git a/avaframe/com9MoTVoellmy/com9MoTVoellmyCfg.ini b/avaframe/com9MoTVoellmy/com9MoTVoellmyCfg.ini
index 3243d8eed..3d6b1dbc3 100644
--- a/avaframe/com9MoTVoellmy/com9MoTVoellmyCfg.ini
+++ b/avaframe/com9MoTVoellmy/com9MoTVoellmyCfg.ini
@@ -121,6 +121,10 @@ methodMeshNormal = 1
 # will inclune the points located on the polygon line)
 thresholdPointInPoly = 0.001
 
+#+++++++++++++general start conditions: time dependent release
+# if timeDependentRelease is True, provide the the timesteps, thickness and velocity
+# for a releases in a csv-file in the REL folder
+timeDependentRelease = False
 
 [INPUT]
 # specify a particular release area scenario, provide name of shapefile with or without extension .shp (optional)