gistfile1.txt

diff --git a/lib/plugins/irc.js b/lib/plugins/irc.js
index 4220ca3..42d9524 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/irc.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/irc.js
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ exports.run = function(dreadnot) {
       config = dreadnot.config.plugins.irc;
 
   async.forEach(Object.keys(config.channels), function(network, callback) {
-    var client = new irc.Client(network, config.nick);
+    var options = config.connect_opts ? config.connect_opts[network] : null;
+    var client = new irc.Client(network, config.nick, options);
 
     client.on('registered', function() {
       var i;