diff --git a/config/bot.conf.example b/config/bot.conf.example
index 75c427c..33c0f4c 100644
--- a/config/bot.conf.example
+++ b/config/bot.conf.example
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
-server  = 195.148.124.79
-nick    = ilbot_nextgen
-channel = \#bottest \#bottest2
+server   = 195.148.124.79
+port     = 6667
+ssl      = 0
+password =
+nick     = ilbot6
+channel  = \#bottest \#bottest2
diff --git a/ilbot2.pl b/ilbot2.pl
index 4f0240e..a56bbab 100755
--- a/ilbot2.pl
+++ b/ilbot2.pl
@@ -127,11 +127,15 @@ package main;
 my $nick     = shift @ARGV || $conf->{nick} || "ilbot6";
 my $server   = $conf->{server}  // "irc.freenode.net";
 my $port     = $conf->{port}    // 6667;
+my $password = $conf->{password} // undef;
+my $ssl      = $conf->{ssl}      // 0;
 my $channels = [ split m/\s+/, $conf->{channel}];
 
 my $bot = Ilbot::Logger->new(
         server    => $server,
         port      => $port,
+        password  => $password,
+        ssl       => $ssl,
         channels  => $channels,
         nick      => $nick,
         alt_nicks => ["irclogbot", "logbot"],