diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c899ca6..4abc5da 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -66,11 +66,11 @@ configured. Then run:
 ## Initializing ##
 
     var Thoonk = require("thoonk").Thoonk;
-    var thoonk = new Thoonk(host, port, db)
+    var thoonk = new Thoonk(host, port, db, password)
 
 Or, you can use:
 
-    var thoonk = require("thoonk").createClient(host, port, db);
+    var thoonk = require("thoonk").createClient(host, port, db, password);
 
 ## Creating a Feed ##
 
diff --git a/job.js b/job.js
index ed2d7fd..2d6650f 100644
--- a/job.js
+++ b/job.js
@@ -74,6 +74,11 @@ var Feed = require("./feed.js").Feed,
 function Job(thoonk, name, config) {
     Feed.call(this, thoonk, name, config, 'job');
     this.bredis = redis.createClient(this.thoonk.port, this.thoonk.host);
+    if (this.thoonk.password) {
+        this.bredis.auth(this.thoonk.password, function (err) {
+            if (err) { throw err; }
+        });
+    }
     this.bredis.select(this.thoonk.db);
     this.publish = this.thoonk.lock.require(jobPublish, this);
     this.put = this.thoonk.lock.require(jobPublish, this);
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d92af4b..7dca75f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@
     "files": ["feed.js", "job.js", "queue.js", "sorted_feed.js", "testall.js", "thoonk.js", "tests", "examples", "LICENSE", "README.md", "contract.txt", "testconfig.json"],
     "main": "./thoonk.js",
     "repository": {"type": "git", "url": "http://github.com/fritzy/thoonk.js.git"}, 
-    "dependencies": {"node-uuid": ">=1.1.0", "redis": ">=0.5.5", "padlock": ">=1.0.0"}
+    "dependencies": {"node-uuid": "1.4.0", "redis": "0.6.7", "padlock": "1.0.2"}
 }
diff --git a/queue.js b/queue.js
index 53c03c1..a9c365e 100644
--- a/queue.js
+++ b/queue.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  */
 
 var Feed = require("./feed.js").Feed,
+    redis = require("redis"),
     uuid = require("node-uuid");
 
 /**
@@ -32,6 +33,11 @@ var Feed = require("./feed.js").Feed,
 function Queue(thoonk, name, config) {
     Feed.call(this, thoonk, name, config, 'queue');
     this.bredis = redis.createClient(this.thoonk.port, this.thoonk.host);
+    if (this.thoonk.password) {
+        this.bredis.auth(this.thoonk.password, function (err) {
+            if (err) { throw err; }
+        });
+    }
     this.bredis.select(this.thoonk.db);
     this.publish = this.thoonk.lock.require(queuePublish, this);
     this.put = this.thoonk.lock.require(queuePublish, this);
diff --git a/testconfig.json b/testconfig.json
index 9b7a833..ec80410 100644
--- a/testconfig.json
+++ b/testconfig.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"enabled": false, "host": "localhost", "port": 6379, "db": 10 }
+{"enabled": true, "host": "localhost", "port": 6379, "db": 0, "password": ""}
diff --git a/tests/test_feeds.js b/tests/test_feeds.js
index c74dd6c..df81cbe 100644
--- a/tests/test_feeds.js
+++ b/tests/test_feeds.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ var tests = new TestObject([
     "hasId4:true",
     "hasId1:false",
 ], function(config) {
-    var thoonk = new Thoonk(config.host, config.port, config.db);
+    var thoonk = new Thoonk(config.host, config.port, config.db, config.password);
     tests.on("done", function() {
         thoonk.quit();
     });
diff --git a/tests/test_jobs.js b/tests/test_jobs.js
index c14e871..c9de26f 100644
--- a/tests/test_jobs.js
+++ b/tests/test_jobs.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ var tests = new TestObject([
     "publish: item2",
     "publish: item3",
 ], function(config) {
-    var thoonk = new Thoonk(config.host, config.port, config.db);
+    var thoonk = new Thoonk(config.host, config.port, config.db, config.password);
     tests.on("done", function() {
         thoonk.quit();
     });
diff --git a/tests/test_lists.js b/tests/test_lists.js
index 1eaf7b2..1cf2b3d 100644
--- a/tests/test_lists.js
+++ b/tests/test_lists.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ var tests = new TestObject([
     "position:6 :end",
     'edit:6: neehawedit',
 ], function(config) {
-    var thoonk = new Thoonk(config.host, config.port, config.db);
+    var thoonk = new Thoonk(config.host, config.port, config.db, config.password);
     tests.on("done", function() {
         thoonk.quit();
     });
diff --git a/thoonk.js b/thoonk.js
index f5c59ba..7589982 100644
--- a/thoonk.js
+++ b/thoonk.js
@@ -20,19 +20,33 @@ var Feed = exports.Feed = require("./feed.js").Feed,
  * 
  * @param host
  * @param port
+ * @param db
+ * @param password
  */
-var Thoonk = exports.Thoonk = function Thoonk(host, port, db) {
+var Thoonk = exports.Thoonk = function Thoonk(host, port, db, password) {
     host || (host = "127.0.0.1");
     port || (port = 6379);
     db || (db = 0);
+    password || (password = "");
     this.host = host;
     this.port = port;
     this.db = db;
+    this.password = password;
     EventEmitter.call(this);
     this.lredis = redis.createClient(port, host);
+    if (password) {
+        this.lredis.auth(password, function (err) {
+            if (err) { throw err; }
+        });
+    }
     this.lredis.select(db);
     this.lredis.subscribe("newfeed", "delfeed", "conffeed");
     this.mredis = redis.createClient(port, host);
+    if (password) {
+        this.mredis.auth(password, function (err) {
+            if (err) { throw err; }
+        });
+    }
     this.mredis.select(db);
     this.lock = new padlock.Padlock();
 
@@ -416,10 +430,10 @@ Thoonk.prototype.getFeedNames = function(callback, error_callback) {
  * Shortcut function to make creating a Thoonk instance
  * easier, as so:
  *
- *     var pubsub = require("thoonk").createClient(host, port, db);
+ *     var pubsub = require("thoonk").createClient(host, port, db, password);
  */
-exports.createClient = function(host, port, db) {
-    return new Thoonk(host, port, db);
+exports.createClient = function(host, port, db, password) {
+    return new Thoonk(host, port, db, password);
 }
 
-exports.VERSION = '0.5.1';
+exports.VERSION = '0.5.3';