diff --git a/examples/up.conf.example b/examples/up.conf.example
index 3d0bcd1b..91a4d86c 100644
--- a/examples/up.conf.example
+++ b/examples/up.conf.example
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# unifi-poller primary configuration file. TOML FORMAT #
+# UniFi Poller primary configuration file. TOML FORMAT #
 # commented lines are defaults, uncomment to change.   #
 ########################################################
 
@@ -20,7 +20,12 @@
 # Recommend enabling debug with this setting for better error logging.
 #quiet = false
 
-# If the poller experiences an error from the UniFi Controller or from InfluxDB
+# Lambda mode makes the application exit after collecting and reporting metrics one time.
+# This mode requires an external process like an AWS Lambda or a simple crontab to keep
+# the timings accurate on UniFi Poller run intervals.
+#lambda = false
+
+# If the poller experiences an error from the UniFi controller or from InfluxDB
 # it will exit. If you do not want it to exit, change max_errors to -1. You can
 # adjust the config to tolerate more errors by setting this to a higher value.
 # Recommend setting this between 0 and 5. See man page for more explanation.
diff --git a/examples/up.json.example b/examples/up.json.example
index 3ce54de4..019c9b13 100644
--- a/examples/up.json.example
+++ b/examples/up.json.example
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  "interval": "30s",
  "debug": false,
  "quiet": false,
+ "lambda": false,
  "max_errors": 0,
  "influx_url": "http://127.0.0.1:8086",
  "influx_user": "unifi",
diff --git a/examples/up.xml.example b/examples/up.xml.example
index ccd6cf98..5247154d 100644
--- a/examples/up.xml.example
+++ b/examples/up.xml.example
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
 #######################################################
-# unifi-poller primary configuration file. XML FORMAT #
+# UniFi Poller primary configuration file. XML FORMAT #
 # provided values are defaults                        #
 #######################################################
 -->
@@ -36,7 +36,14 @@
   <quiet>false</quiet>
 
   <!--
-  # If the poller experiences an error from the UniFi Controller or from InfluxDB
+  # Lambda mode makes the application exit after collecting and reporting metrics one time.
+  # This mode requires an external process like an AWS Lambda or a simple crontab to keep
+  # the timings accurate on UniFi Poller run intervals.
+  -->
+  <lambda>false</lambda>
+
+  <!--
+  # If the poller experiences an error from the UniFi controller or from InfluxDB
   # it will exit. If you do not want it to exit, change max_errors to -1. You can
   # adjust the config to tolerate more errors by setting this to a higher value.
   # Recommend setting this between 0 and 5. See man page for more explanation.
diff --git a/examples/up.yaml.example b/examples/up.yaml.example
index b4685d20..792b05d1 100644
--- a/examples/up.yaml.example
+++ b/examples/up.yaml.example
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# unifi-poller primary configuration file. YAML FORMAT #
+# UniFi Poller primary configuration file. YAML FORMAT #
 # provided values are defaults                         #
 ########################################################
 ---
@@ -21,7 +21,12 @@ debug: false
 # Recommend enabling debug with this setting for better error logging.
 quiet: false
 
-# If the poller experiences an error from the UniFi Controller or from InfluxDB
+# Lambda mode makes the application exit after collecting and reporting metrics one time.
+# This mode requires an external process like an AWS Lambda or a simple crontab to keep
+# the timings accurate on UniFi Poller run intervals.
+lambda: false
+
+# If the poller experiences an error from the UniFi controller or from InfluxDB
 # it will exit. If you do not want it to exit, change max_errors to -1. You can
 # adjust the config to tolerate more errors by setting this to a higher value.
 # Recommend setting this between 0 and 5. See man page for more explanation.