diff --git a/resources/templates/conf/vars.xml b/resources/templates/conf/vars.xml
index 8fcd7d64fe..3aa480e33e 100644
--- a/resources/templates/conf/vars.xml
+++ b/resources/templates/conf/vars.xml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
       are available to the config as $${variable}.  You can see their calculated value via fs_cli
       by entering eval $${variable}
 
+      switchname
       hostname
       local_ip_v4 
       local_mask_v4