diff --git a/src/infrastructure/daemon/irc/bot/PhabricatorIRCBot.php b/src/infrastructure/daemon/irc/bot/PhabricatorIRCBot.php
index e29d604b08..8fef888303 100644
--- a/src/infrastructure/daemon/irc/bot/PhabricatorIRCBot.php
+++ b/src/infrastructure/daemon/irc/bot/PhabricatorIRCBot.php
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ final class PhabricatorIRCBot extends PhabricatorDaemon {
     $pass     = idx($config, 'pass');
     $nick     = idx($config, 'nick', 'phabot');
     $user     = idx($config, 'user', $nick);
+    $ssl      = idx($config, 'ssl', false);
+	  $nickpass = idx($config, 'nickpass');
 
     if (!preg_match('/^[A-Za-z0-9_`[{}^|\]\\-]+$/', $nick)) {
       throw new Exception(
@@ -107,6 +109,10 @@ final class PhabricatorIRCBot extends PhabricatorDaemon {
       $this->writeCommand('PASS', "{$pass}");
     }
 
+    if ($nickpass) {
+    	$this->writeCommand("NickServ IDENTIFY ", "{$nickpass}");
+    }
+
     $this->writeCommand('NICK', "{$nick}");
     foreach ($join as $channel) {
       $this->writeCommand('JOIN', "{$channel}");