diff --git a/MarkovBot.pl b/MarkovBot.pl
index 2f26dd0..7e84faa 100644
--- a/MarkovBot.pl
+++ b/MarkovBot.pl
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ MarkovBot->new(
   server => config("irc_server"),
   port => config("irc_port"),
   channels => config("irc_channels"),
+  password => config("irc_password") ? config("irc_password") : undef,
 
   nick => config("irc_nickname"),
   alt_nicks => [config("irc_nickname2")],
diff --git a/config.default.yml b/config.default.yml
index 05162db..2c1a13f 100644
--- a/config.default.yml
+++ b/config.default.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ irc_channels:
   - "#foo"
   - "#bar"
   - "#baz"
+# irc_password: hunter2
 
 #
 # RNG to use