diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 566bab4..134df3f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 # Changelog
 
 [Back to main](README.md#changelog)
+## 2024-08-15
+
+- added support for variable SUPPLY_DROP_SPAN @KyleDiao (#279)
+
 ## 2024-08-12
 
 - added support to turn off backup-announcements, to have less spammy chat ingame, but errors will always be announced @Jadiction @jammsen (#272)
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 363aff0..3d0dace 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -178,7 +178,8 @@ ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive \
     SHOW_PLAYER_LIST=false \
     ALLOW_CONNECT_PLATFORM=Steam \
     ENABLE_WORLD_BACKUP=false \
-    LOG_FORMAT_TYPE=Text
+    LOG_FORMAT_TYPE=Text \
+    SUPPLY_DROP_SPAN=180
 
 EXPOSE 8211/udp
 EXPOSE 25575/tcp
diff --git a/configs/PalWorldSettings.ini.template b/configs/PalWorldSettings.ini.template
index efb9b7f..f9c926c 100644
--- a/configs/PalWorldSettings.ini.template
+++ b/configs/PalWorldSettings.ini.template
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 [/Script/Pal.PalGameWorldSettings]
-OptionSettings=(Difficulty=None,DayTimeSpeedRate=1.000000,NightTimeSpeedRate=1.000000,ExpRate=1.000000,PalCaptureRate=1.000000,PalSpawnNumRate=1.000000,PalDamageRateAttack=1.000000,PalDamageRateDefense=1.000000,PlayerDamageRateAttack=1.000000,PlayerDamageRateDefense=1.000000,PlayerStomachDecreaceRate=1.000000,PlayerStaminaDecreaceRate=1.000000,PlayerAutoHPRegeneRate=1.000000,PlayerAutoHpRegeneRateInSleep=1.000000,PalStomachDecreaceRate=1.000000,PalStaminaDecreaceRate=1.000000,PalAutoHPRegeneRate=1.000000,PalAutoHpRegeneRateInSleep=1.000000,BuildObjectDamageRate=1.000000,BuildObjectDeteriorationDamageRate=1.000000,CollectionDropRate=1.000000,CollectionObjectHpRate=1.000000,CollectionObjectRespawnSpeedRate=1.000000,EnemyDropItemRate=1.000000,DeathPenalty=All,bEnablePlayerToPlayerDamage=False,bEnableFriendlyFire=False,bEnableInvaderEnemy=True,bActiveUNKO=False,bEnableAimAssistPad=True,bEnableAimAssistKeyboard=False,DropItemMaxNum=3000,DropItemMaxNum_UNKO=100,BaseCampMaxNum=128,BaseCampWorkerMaxNum=15,DropItemAliveMaxHours=1.000000,bAutoResetGuildNoOnlinePlayers=False,AutoResetGuildTimeNoOnlinePlayers=72.000000,GuildPlayerMaxNum=20,BaseCampMaxNumInGuild=4,PalEggDefaultHatchingTime=72.000000,WorkSpeedRate=1.000000,AutoSaveSpan=30.000000,bIsMultiplay=False,bIsPvP=False,bCanPickupOtherGuildDeathPenaltyDrop=False,bEnableNonLoginPenalty=True,bEnableFastTravel=True,bIsStartLocationSelectByMap=True,bExistPlayerAfterLogout=False,bEnableDefenseOtherGuildPlayer=False,bInvisibleOtherGuildBaseCampAreaFX=False,CoopPlayerMaxNum=4,ServerPlayerMaxNum=32,ServerName="Default Palworld Server",ServerDescription="",AdminPassword="",ServerPassword="",PublicPort=8211,PublicIP="",RCONEnabled=False,RCONPort=25575,Region="",bUseAuth=True,BanListURL="https://api.palworldgame.com/api/banlist.txt",RESTAPIEnabled=False,RESTAPIPort=8212,bShowPlayerList=False,AllowConnectPlatform=Steam,bIsUseBackupSaveData=True,LogFormatType=Text)
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+OptionSettings=(Difficulty=None,DayTimeSpeedRate=1.000000,NightTimeSpeedRate=1.000000,ExpRate=1.000000,PalCaptureRate=1.000000,PalSpawnNumRate=1.000000,PalDamageRateAttack=1.000000,PalDamageRateDefense=1.000000,PlayerDamageRateAttack=1.000000,PlayerDamageRateDefense=1.000000,PlayerStomachDecreaceRate=1.000000,PlayerStaminaDecreaceRate=1.000000,PlayerAutoHPRegeneRate=1.000000,PlayerAutoHpRegeneRateInSleep=1.000000,PalStomachDecreaceRate=1.000000,PalStaminaDecreaceRate=1.000000,PalAutoHPRegeneRate=1.000000,PalAutoHpRegeneRateInSleep=1.000000,BuildObjectDamageRate=1.000000,BuildObjectDeteriorationDamageRate=1.000000,CollectionDropRate=1.000000,CollectionObjectHpRate=1.000000,CollectionObjectRespawnSpeedRate=1.000000,EnemyDropItemRate=1.000000,DeathPenalty=All,bEnablePlayerToPlayerDamage=False,bEnableFriendlyFire=False,bEnableInvaderEnemy=True,bActiveUNKO=False,bEnableAimAssistPad=True,bEnableAimAssistKeyboard=False,DropItemMaxNum=3000,DropItemMaxNum_UNKO=100,BaseCampMaxNum=128,BaseCampWorkerMaxNum=15,DropItemAliveMaxHours=1.000000,bAutoResetGuildNoOnlinePlayers=False,AutoResetGuildTimeNoOnlinePlayers=72.000000,GuildPlayerMaxNum=20,BaseCampMaxNumInGuild=4,PalEggDefaultHatchingTime=72.000000,WorkSpeedRate=1.000000,AutoSaveSpan=30.000000,bIsMultiplay=False,bIsPvP=False,bCanPickupOtherGuildDeathPenaltyDrop=False,bEnableNonLoginPenalty=True,bEnableFastTravel=True,bIsStartLocationSelectByMap=True,bExistPlayerAfterLogout=False,bEnableDefenseOtherGuildPlayer=False,bInvisibleOtherGuildBaseCampAreaFX=False,CoopPlayerMaxNum=4,ServerPlayerMaxNum=32,ServerName="Default Palworld Server",ServerDescription="",AdminPassword="",ServerPassword="",PublicPort=8211,PublicIP="",RCONEnabled=False,RCONPort=25575,Region="",bUseAuth=True,BanListURL="https://api.palworldgame.com/api/banlist.txt",RESTAPIEnabled=False,RESTAPIPort=8212,bShowPlayerList=False,AllowConnectPlatform=Steam,bIsUseBackupSaveData=True,LogFormatType=Text,SupplyDropSpan=180)
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diff --git a/default.env b/default.env
index 80f010f..830ac81 100644
--- a/default.env
+++ b/default.env
@@ -121,3 +121,4 @@ SHOW_PLAYER_LIST=false
 ALLOW_CONNECT_PLATFORM=Steam
 ENABLE_WORLD_BACKUP=false
 LOG_FORMAT_TYPE=Text
+SUPPLY_DROP_SPAN=180
diff --git a/docs/ENV_VARS.md b/docs/ENV_VARS.md
index 8be91f1..292861b 100644
--- a/docs/ENV_VARS.md
+++ b/docs/ENV_VARS.md
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ Information sources and credits to the following websites:
 | ALLOW_CONNECT_PLATFORM                    | AllowConnectPlatform                                               | Looks like Cross-Play, but according to official documentation, isnt working yet and no more infos given on this; See: https://tech.palworldgame.com/settings-and-operation/configuration | Steam                                                  | String        |
 | ENABLE_WORLD_BACKUP                       | bIsUseBackupSaveData                                               | Enables internal world backup inside the game-server; off by default, because we have our own backup solution                                                                             | false                                                  | Boolean       |
 | LOG_FORMAT_TYPE                           | LogFormatType                                                      | Log format Text or Json                                                                                                                                                                   | Text                                                   | Enum          |
+| SUPPLY_DROP_SPAN                          | SupplyDropSpan                                                     | Interval for supply drop (and meteorite drop) (minutes)                                                                                                                                   | 180                                                    | Integer       |
 
 
 ** Updates to descriptions taken from [this reddit post](https://www.reddit.com/r/Palworld/comments/19bumby/settings_explanation/) **
diff --git a/includes/config.sh b/includes/config.sh
index 86f2788..5ea7f37 100644
--- a/includes/config.sh
+++ b/includes/config.sh
@@ -332,6 +332,10 @@ function setup_palworld_settings_ini() {
         e "> Setting LogFormatType to '$LOG_FORMAT_TYPE'"
         sed -E -i "s/LogFormatType=[a-zA-Z]*/LogFormatType=$LOG_FORMAT_TYPE/" "$GAME_SETTINGS_FILE"
     fi
+    if [[ -n ${SUPPLY_DROP_SPAN+x} ]]; then
+        e "> Setting SupplyDropSpan to '$SUPPLY_DROP_SPAN'"
+        sed -E -i "s/SupplyDropSpan=[0-9]*/SupplyDropSpan=$SUPPLY_DROP_SPAN/" "$GAME_SETTINGS_FILE"
+    fi
     es ">>> Finished setting up PalWorldSettings.ini"
 }