diff --git a/config_example.json b/config_example.json
index 6e5e501e..60d27ddd 100644
--- a/config_example.json
+++ b/config_example.json
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@
 
     "redis": {
         "host": "127.0.0.1",
-        "port": 6379
+        "port": 6379,
+        "password": ""
     },
 
     "switching": {
diff --git a/init.js b/init.js
index 1abe554e..f2fd0a2a 100644
--- a/init.js
+++ b/init.js
@@ -203,6 +203,12 @@ var spawnPoolWorkers = function(){
         } else if (!connection) {
             redisConfig = pcfg.redis;
             connection = redis.createClient(redisConfig.port, redisConfig.host);
+            if (redisConfig.password != "") {
+                connection.auth(redisConfig.password);
+                connection.on("error", function (err) {
+                    logger.error("redis", coin, "An error occured while attempting to authenticate redis: " + err);
+                });
+            }
             connection.on('ready', function(){
                 logger.debug('PPLNT', coin, 'TimeShare processing setup with redis (' + redisConfig.host +
                     ':' + redisConfig.port  + ')');