diff --git a/examples/irccat.json b/examples/irccat.json
index 758a651..1df1dd0 100644
--- a/examples/irccat.json
+++ b/examples/irccat.json
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
     "nick": "irccat",
     "realname": "IRCCat",
     "identify_pass": "",
+    "sasl_login": "",
+    "sasl_pass": "",
     "channels": ["#channel"],
     "keys": {"#channel": "join_key"}
   },
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index dbcfaeb..24946b2 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -86,8 +86,18 @@ func (i *IRCCat) signalHandler() {
 func (i *IRCCat) connectIRC() error {
 	irccon := irc.IRC(viper.GetString("irc.nick"), viper.GetString("irc.realname"))
 	i.irc = irccon
-	irccon.RequestCaps = []string{"away-notify", "account-notify", "draft/message-tags-0.2"}
+	// requesting any caps breaks SASL
+	// irccon.RequestCaps = []string{"away-notify", "account-notify", "draft/message-tags-0.2"}
 	irccon.UseTLS = viper.GetBool("irc.tls")
+	if viper.IsSet("irc.sasl_pass") && viper.GetString("irc.sasl_pass") != "" {
+		if viper.IsSet("irc.sasl_login") && viper.GetString("irc.sasl_login") != "" {
+			irccon.SASLLogin = viper.GetString("irc.sasl_login")
+		} else {
+			irccon.SASLLogin = viper.GetString("irc.nick")
+		}
+		irccon.SASLPassword = viper.GetString("irc.sasl_pass")
+		irccon.UseSASL = true
+	}
 	if viper.GetBool("irc.tls_skip_verify") {
 		irccon.TLSConfig = &tls.Config{InsecureSkipVerify: true}
 	}