diff --git a/config_example.json b/config_example.json
index 32cc33e..6e5e501 100644
--- a/config_example.json
+++ b/config_example.json
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
         },
         "redis": {
             "host": "127.0.0.1",
-            "port": 6379
+            "port": 6379,
+            "password": ""
         }
     },
 
diff --git a/libs/paymentProcessor.js b/libs/paymentProcessor.js
index 124da5e..c8d5282 100644
--- a/libs/paymentProcessor.js
+++ b/libs/paymentProcessor.js
@@ -82,7 +82,9 @@ function SetupForPool(logger, poolOptions, setupFinished){
         logger[severity](logSystem, logComponent, message);
     });
     var redisClient = redis.createClient(poolOptions.redis.port, poolOptions.redis.host);
-
+        // redis auth if enabled
+        redisClient.auth(poolOptions.redis.password);
+    
     var magnitude;
     var minPaymentSatoshis;
     var coinPrecision;
diff --git a/libs/poolWorker.js b/libs/poolWorker.js
index abb28c6..9e07385 100644
--- a/libs/poolWorker.js
+++ b/libs/poolWorker.js
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ module.exports = function(logger){
     var proxySwitch = {};
 
     var redisClient = redis.createClient(portalConfig.redis.port, portalConfig.redis.host);
+    	// redis auth if enabled 
+        redisClient.auth(portalConfig.redis.password);
 
     //Handle messages from master process sent via IPC
     process.on('message', function(message) {
diff --git a/libs/shareProcessor.js b/libs/shareProcessor.js
index f881c58..2864c74 100644
--- a/libs/shareProcessor.js
+++ b/libs/shareProcessor.js
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ module.exports = function(logger, poolConfig){
     var logSubCat = 'Thread ' + (parseInt(forkId) + 1);
     
     var connection = redis.createClient(redisConfig.port, redisConfig.host);
+        // redis auth if needed
+        connection.auth(redisConfig.password);
+        
     connection.on('ready', function(){
         logger.debug(logSystem, logComponent, logSubCat, 'Share processing setup with redis (' + redisConfig.host +
             ':' + redisConfig.port  + ')');
diff --git a/libs/stats.js b/libs/stats.js
index 3e1d91b..7ebdc02 100644
--- a/libs/stats.js
+++ b/libs/stats.js
@@ -7,6 +7,13 @@ var os = require('os');
 
 var algos = require('stratum-pool/lib/algoProperties.js');
 
+// redis callback Ready check failed bypass trick
+function rediscreateClient(port, host, pass) {
+    var client = redis.createClient(port, host);
+    client.auth(pass);
+    return client;
+}
+
 function balanceRound(number) {
 	return parseFloat((Math.round(number * 100000000) / 100000000).toFixed(8));
 }
@@ -80,14 +87,14 @@ module.exports = function(logger, portalConfig, poolConfigs){
         }
         redisClients.push({
             coins: [coin],
-            client: redis.createClient(redisConfig.port, redisConfig.host)
+            client: rediscreateClient(redisConfig.port, redisConfig.host, redisConfig.password)
         });
     });
 
     function setupStatsRedis(){
         redisStats = redis.createClient(portalConfig.redis.port, portalConfig.redis.host);
         redisStats.on('error', function(err){
-            logger.error(logSystem, 'Historics', 'Redis for stats had an error ' + JSON.stringify(err));
+        redisStats.auth(portalConfig.redis.password);
         });
     }
 
diff --git a/libs/website.js b/libs/website.js
index 3793e3a..3cfe0b7 100644
--- a/libs/website.js
+++ b/libs/website.js
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ module.exports = function(logger){
     var keyScriptTemplate = '';
     var keyScriptProcessed = '';
 
-
     var processTemplates = function(){
 
         for (var pageName in pageTemplates){
@@ -135,6 +134,7 @@ module.exports = function(logger){
         async.waterfall([
             function(callback){
                 var client = redis.createClient(portalConfig.redis.port, portalConfig.redis.host);
+                client.auth(portalConfig.redis.password);
                 client.hgetall('coinVersionBytes', function(err, coinBytes){
                     if (err){
                         client.quit();