diff --git a/libs/website.js b/libs/website.js
index e99eb67..af956c9 100644
--- a/libs/website.js
+++ b/libs/website.js
@@ -134,7 +134,9 @@ module.exports = function(logger){
         async.waterfall([
             function(callback){
                 var client = redis.createClient(portalConfig.redis.port, portalConfig.redis.host);
-                client.auth(portalConfig.redis.password);
+                if (portalConfig.redis.password) {
+                    client.auth(portalConfig.redis.password);
+                }
                 client.hgetall('coinVersionBytes', function(err, coinBytes){
                     if (err){
                         client.quit();