diff --git a/backup/backup.details b/backup/backup.details
index abef7ed..e6bc894 100644
--- a/backup/backup.details
+++ b/backup/backup.details
@@ -18,14 +18,17 @@
 # base configuration directory for borg, all borg parameters use this directory
 # as their 'root'.  I recommend setups with this being "/var/borgbackup", the
 # default is "$HOME" or "~$USER" in that order.  If you're unsure, try "$HOME"
-borgBaseDir="/var/borgbackup"
+borgBaseDir = "/var/borgbackup"
+
+# SSH port on which your borg server listens. By default, this is port 22.
+borgSSHPort = 22
 
 # full path to the SSH key used to connect to your remote backup server
-borgSSHKey="/var/borgbackup/private.key"
+borgSSHKey = "/var/borgbackup/private.key"
 
 # connection string to access the borg repo on your remote backup server
 # this is usually in the form user@servername.tld:repoName/
-borgConnectRepo="jdoe123@borg.server.net:mailcow/"
+borgConnectRepo = "jdoe123@borg.server.net:mailcow/"
 
 # password to access repo
 # this was set when the repo was initialized and, while optional, is HIGHLY
diff --git a/backup/backup.sh b/backup/backup.sh
index 6af7500..f3e2fa3 100755
--- a/backup/backup.sh
+++ b/backup/backup.sh
@@ -529,7 +529,16 @@ elif [ ! -f "${borgSSHKey}" ]; then
 fi
 printf "%sdetails:borgSSHKey %s-- %s[OK]%s\n" \
     "$magenta" "$norm" "$ok" "$norm" >> "$logFile"
-export BORG_RSH="ssh -i ${borgSSHKey}"
+## check SSH port
+if [ -z "${borgSSHPort}" ]; then
+    borgSSHPort=22
+    printf "%sdetails:borgSSHPort %s-- %s[DEFAULT]%s\n" \
+        "$magenta" "$norm" "$ok" "$norm" >> "$logFile"
+else
+    printf "%sdetails:borgSSHPort %s-- %s[CUSTOM]%s\n" \
+        "$magenta" "$norm" "$ok" "$norm" >> "$logFile"
+fi
+export BORG_RSH="ssh -i ${borgSSHKey} -p ${borgSSHPort}"
 
 ## check borg repo connect string
 if [ -z "${borgConnectRepo}" ]; then