diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 6d46414..e437268 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ def debug_app():
 @app.before_request
 def before_request():
     db.connect()
-    g.redis = redis.StrictRedis(host=config.redis.host, port=config.redis.port, db=config.redis.db)
+    g.redis = redis.StrictRedis(host=config.redis.host, port=config.redis.port, db=config.redis.db, password=config.redis.password)
     g.connected = True
 
 
diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
index 750c0ee..f03c563 100644
--- a/config.py
+++ b/config.py
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ def competition_has_started():
 
 _redis = {
     'host': 'localhost',
+    'password' : None, # change this to 'stringOfYourRedisPassword'
     'port': 6379,
     'db': 0
 }
diff --git a/ctftool b/ctftool
index a9f61d3..6131baa 100755
--- a/ctftool
+++ b/ctftool
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ def clear_challenges(args):
 
 
 def recache_solves(args):
-    r = redis.StrictRedis(host=config.redis.host, port=config.redis.port, db=config.redis.db)
+    r = redis.StrictRedis(host=config.redis.host, port=config.redis.port, db=config.redis.db, password=config.redis.password)
     for chal in Challenge.select():
         r.hset("solves", chal.id, chal.solves.count())
     print(r.hvals("solves"))
diff --git a/daemons/cache_score.py b/daemons/cache_score.py
index 7c6fed9..b614a1b 100644
--- a/daemons/cache_score.py
+++ b/daemons/cache_score.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 
 def run():
-    r = redis.StrictRedis(host=config.redis.host, port=config.redis.port, db=config.redis.db)
+    r = redis.StrictRedis(host=config.redis.host, port=config.redis.port, db=config.redis.db, password=config.redis.password)
     db.connect()
 
     def set_complex(key, val):