diff --git a/protofiles/BaseConfMsg.proto b/protofiles/BaseConfMsg.proto
index be5b2a958ddf5b..5076c987468128 100644
--- a/protofiles/BaseConfMsg.proto
+++ b/protofiles/BaseConfMsg.proto
@@ -45,8 +45,13 @@ message BaseConf {
   optional string flowReportInterval = 48;
   optional string esIndexerQueueSize = 49;
   optional string syslogQueue = 50;
+  optional string diskpacketwriterQueueSize = 51;
+  optional string diskpacketwriterFeedbackQueueSize = 52;
 
-  // REMEMBER to add any new parameters to the unit test at
+
+  // REMEMBER to :
+  // 1. Add Default validation for ANY new parameter you add above
+  // 2. add any new parameters to the unit test at
   // Research/test/ConfBaseValidationTests.cpp : 
   //                    ValidateAllFieldsSetInvalidOnXLowerBound
   //                    ValidateAllFieldsSetInvalidOnXUpperBound