diff --git a/requests_respectful/globals.py b/requests_respectful/globals.py
index e11d83e..eb8b780 100644
--- a/requests_respectful/globals.py
+++ b/requests_respectful/globals.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     "redis": {
         "host": "localhost",
         "port": 6379,
+        "password": None,
         "database": 0
     },
     "safety_threshold": 10,
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@
     if "redis" not in config:
         raise RequestsRespectfulConfigError("'redis' key is missing from 'requests-respectful.config.yml'")
 
-    expected_redis_keys = ["host", "port", "database"]
+    expected_redis_keys = ["host", "port", "password", "database"]
     missing_redis_keys = list()
 
     for expected_redis_key in expected_redis_keys:
@@ -67,5 +68,6 @@
 redis = StrictRedis(
     host=config["redis"]["host"],
     port=config["redis"]["port"],
+    password=config["redis"]["password"],
     db=config["redis"]["database"]
 )
diff --git a/requests_respectful/respectful_requester.py b/requests_respectful/respectful_requester.py
index 6a7693f..27a781f 100644
--- a/requests_respectful/respectful_requester.py
+++ b/requests_respectful/respectful_requester.py
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ def configure(cls, **kwargs):
             if type(kwargs["redis"]) != dict:
                 raise RequestsRespectfulConfigError("'redis' key must be a dict")
 
-            expected_redis_keys = ["host", "port", "database"]
+            expected_redis_keys = ["host", "port", "password", "database"]
             missing_redis_keys = list()
 
             for expected_redis_key in expected_redis_keys:
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ def configure(cls, **kwargs):
             redis = StrictRedis(
                 host=config["redis"]["host"],
                 port=config["redis"]["port"],
+                password=config["redis"]["password"],
                 db=config["redis"]["database"]
             )