diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index df5f408..4874388 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -337,12 +337,14 @@ There are a few optional environment variables available for customizing a Whoog
 | WHOOGLE_ALT_RD       | The reddit.com alternative to use when site alternatives are enabled in the config.       |
 | WHOOGLE_ALT_TL       | The Google Translate alternative to use. This is used for all "translate ____" searches.  |
 | WHOOGLE_ALT_MD       | The medium.com alternative to use when site alternatives are enabled in the config.       |
-| WHOOGLE_ALT_IMG       | The imgur.com alternative to use when site alternatives are enabled in the config.       |
-| WHOOGLE_ALT_WIKI       | The wikipedia.com alternative to use when site alternatives are enabled in the config.       |
+| WHOOGLE_ALT_IMG      | The imgur.com alternative to use when site alternatives are enabled in the config.        |
+| WHOOGLE_ALT_WIKI     | The wikipedia.com alternative to use when site alternatives are enabled in the config.    |
 | WHOOGLE_AUTOCOMPLETE | Controls visibility of autocomplete/search suggestions. Default on -- use '0' to disable  |
 | WHOOGLE_MINIMAL      | Remove everything except basic result cards from all search queries.                      |
 | WHOOGLE_CSP          | Sets a default set of 'Content-Security-Policy' headers                                   |
-| WHOOGLE_RESULTS_PER_PAGE          | Set the number of results per page                                   |
+| WHOOGLE_RESULTS_PER_PAGE          | Set the number of results per page                                           |
+| WHOOGLE_TOR_USE_PASS | Use password authentication for tor control port. |
+| WHOOGLE_TOR_CONF | The absolute path to the config file containing the password for the tor control port. Default: ./misc/tor/control.conf WHOOGLE_TOR_PASS must be 1 for this to work.|
 
 ### Config Environment Variables
 These environment variables allow setting default config values, but can be overwritten manually by using the home page config menu. These allow a shortcut for destroying/rebuilding an instance to the same config state every time.
diff --git a/app/request.py b/app/request.py
index d222c45..8a73e6d 100644
--- a/app/request.py
+++ b/app/request.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from app.models.config import Config
+from app.utils.misc import read_config_bool
 from datetime import datetime
 from defusedxml import ElementTree as ET
 import random
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@ import urllib.parse as urlparse
 import os
 from stem import Signal, SocketError
 from stem.control import Controller
+from stem.connection import authenticate_cookie, authenticate_password
 
 MAPS_URL = 'https://maps.google.com/maps'
 AUTOCOMPLETE_URL = ('https://suggestqueries.google.com/'
@@ -37,9 +39,27 @@ class TorError(Exception):
 
 
 def send_tor_signal(signal: Signal) -> bool:
+    use_pass = read_config_bool('WHOOGLE_TOR_USE_PASS')
+
+    confloc = './misc/tor/control.conf'
+    # Check that the custom location of conf is real.
+    temp = os.getenv('WHOOGLE_TOR_CONF', '')
+    if os.path.isfile(temp):
+        confloc = temp
+
+    # Attempt to authenticate and send signal.
     try:
         with Controller.from_port(port=9051) as c:
-            c.authenticate()
+            if use_pass:
+                with open(confloc, "r") as conf:
+                    # Scan for the last line of the file.
+                    for line in conf:
+                        pass
+                    secret = line
+                authenticate_password(c, password=secret)
+            else:
+                cookie_path = '/var/lib/tor/control_auth_cookie'
+                authenticate_cookie(c, cookie_path=cookie_path)
             c.signal(signal)
             os.environ['TOR_AVAILABLE'] = '1'
             return True
diff --git a/app/routes.py b/app/routes.py
index 90826bc..4d4e116 100644
--- a/app/routes.py
+++ b/app/routes.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import argparse
 import base64
 import io
-import os
 import json
 import os
 import pickle
diff --git a/misc/tor/control.conf b/misc/tor/control.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f0dc08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/misc/tor/control.conf
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# Place password here. Keep this safe.
\ No newline at end of file