diff --git a/bridge/config/config.go b/bridge/config/config.go
index b484970a37..d21790309a 100644
--- a/bridge/config/config.go
+++ b/bridge/config/config.go
@@ -157,6 +157,8 @@ type Protocol struct {
 	SkipVersionCheck       bool       // mattermost
 	StripNick              bool       // all protocols
 	StripMarkdown          bool       // irc
+	SASLLogin              string     // IRC
+	SASLPassword           string     // IRC
 	SyncTopic              bool       // slack
 	TengoModifyMessage     string     // general
 	Team                   string     // mattermost, keybase
diff --git a/bridge/irc/irc.go b/bridge/irc/irc.go
index 7202df5e5e..0ac34d62e3 100644
--- a/bridge/irc/irc.go
+++ b/bridge/irc/irc.go
@@ -86,9 +86,13 @@ func (b *Birc) Connect() error {
 	}
 
 	if b.GetBool("UseSASL") {
+		saslLogin := b.GetString("SASLLogin")
+		if saslLogin == "" {
+			saslLogin = b.GetString("Nick")
+		}
 		i.Config.SASL = &girc.SASLPlain{
-			User: b.GetString("NickServNick"),
-			Pass: b.GetString("NickServPassword"),
+			User: saslLogin,
+			Pass: b.GetString("SASLPassword"),
 		}
 	}