diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c915a32..7d8f27a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -38,4 +38,5 @@ services:
       - IDRAC_USER=root # set to your IPMI username
       - IDRAC_PW=calvin # set to your IPMI password
       - FAN_SPEED=0x05 # set to the decimal or hexadecimal value you want to set the fans to (from 0 to 100%)
+      - MAXTEMP=32 # set the maximum temperature (in celcius) before dynamic fan control kicks back in, optional, defaults to 32
 ```
diff --git a/check-temp.sh b/check-temp.sh
index f32d4bf..8b07b68 100755
--- a/check-temp.sh
+++ b/check-temp.sh
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ IPMIUSER=`cat /user.txt`
 IPMIPW=`cat /pw.txt`
 DECIMAL_FAN_SPEED=`cat /decimal_fan_speed.txt`
 HEXADECIMAL_FAN_SPEED=`cat /hexadecimal_fan_speed.txt`
-
 MAXTEMP=32
 
+
 if [[ $IPMIHOST == "local" ]]
 then
   LOGIN_STRING='open'
diff --git a/startup.sh b/startup.sh
index 91aebaf..6278b8f 100644
--- a/startup.sh
+++ b/startup.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 echo $IDRAC_HOST >> /host.txt
 echo $IDRAC_USER >> /user.txt
 echo $IDRAC_PW >> /pw.txt
+echo ${MAXTEMP:-32} >> /maxtemp.txt
 
 if [[ $FAN_SPEED == 0x* ]]
 then
@@ -23,3 +24,4 @@ then
   echo "PW: `cat /pw.txt`"
 fi
 echo "Fan speed objective: `cat /decimal_fan_speed.txt`%"
+echo "Max temp: `cat /maxtemp.txt`"