diff --git a/biopet/biopet.wdl b/biopet/biopet.wdl
index d56ed57441b89fe9774850b0f5520eb3ac8725ac..cc8e1bc6382bb452c947403c0815804a1fcb3ede 100644
--- a/biopet/biopet.wdl
+++ b/biopet/biopet.wdl
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ task ScatterRegions {
         bamIndex: {description: "The index for the bamfile given through bamFile.", category: "advanced"}
 
         memory: {description: "The amount of memory this job will use.", category: "advanced"}
+        timeMinutes: {description: "The maximum amount of time the job will run in minutes.", category: "advanced"}
         javaXmx: {description: "The maximum memory available to the program. Should be lower than `memory` to accommodate JVM overhead.",
                   category: "advanced"}
         dockerImage: {description: "The docker image used for this task. Changing this may result in errors which the developers may choose not to address.",