diff --git a/snapraid-runner.conf.example b/snapraid-runner.conf.example
index a2ed8ce..dce416f 100644
--- a/snapraid-runner.conf.example
+++ b/snapraid-runner.conf.example
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ executable = snapraid
 config = snapraid.conf
 ; abort operation if there are more deletes than this, set to -1 to disable
 deletethreshold = 40
+; if you want touch to be ran each time
+touch = false
 
 [logging]
 ; logfile to write to, leave empty to disable
diff --git a/snapraid-runner.py b/snapraid-runner.py
index 41a688e..becd4b9 100644
--- a/snapraid-runner.py
+++ b/snapraid-runner.py
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ def load_config(args):
     config["smtp"]["ssl"] = (config["smtp"]["ssl"].lower() == "true")
     config["scrub"]["enabled"] = (config["scrub"]["enabled"].lower() == "true")
     config["email"]["short"] = (config["email"]["short"].lower() == "true")
+    config["snapraid"]["touch"] = (config["snapraid"]["touch"].lower() == "true")
 
     if args.scrub is not None:
         config["scrub"]["enabled"] = args.scrub
@@ -241,6 +242,11 @@ def run():
                       config["snapraid"]["config"])
         finish(False)
 
+    if config["snapraid"]["touch"]:
+	logging.info("Running touch...")
+	snapraid_command("touch")
+	logging.info("*" * 60)
+
     logging.info("Running diff...")
     diff_out = snapraid_command("diff", ignore_errors=True)
     logging.info("*" * 60)