diff --git a/config.example.json b/config.example.json
index 64c4870..e0c09b4 100644
--- a/config.example.json
+++ b/config.example.json
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
     "server": "irc.libera.chat",
     "port": 6697,
     "nick": "chatgpt",
+    "secure": false,
+    "sasl": false,
+    "username": "chatgpt",
+    "password": "",
     "channels": ["#chatgpt"],
     "openaiApiKey": "[redacted]",
     "initialSystemMessage": "You are a helpful assistant.",
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index a1374ae..9cdf685 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -61,7 +61,14 @@ if (fs.existsSync('./messages.json')) {
 }
 
 const client = new irc.Client(config.server, config.nick, {
+	showErrors: false,
+    debug: true,
+    port: config.port,
+    secure: config.secure,
     channels: config.channels,
+    sasl: config.sasl,
+    userName: config.userName,
+    password: config.password,
 });
 
 // listen for messages that start with !chat and call the chatgpt api with a callback that prints the response line by line