diff --git a/PBot/PBot.pm b/PBot/PBot.pm
index 99b8a7f4..13de72a7 100644
--- a/PBot/PBot.pm
+++ b/PBot/PBot.pm
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ sub initialize {
   my $admins_file       = delete $conf{admins_file};
   
   my $botnick           = delete $conf{botnick};
+  my $username          = delete $conf{username};
+  my $ircname           = delete $conf{ircname};
   my $identify_password = delete $conf{identify_password};
 
   my $ircserver          = delete $conf{ircserver};
@@ -91,6 +93,8 @@ sub initialize {
   $MAX_NICK_MESSAGES  = 8   unless defined $MAX_NICK_MESSAGES;
 
   $self->{botnick} = $botnick;
+  $self->{username} = $username;
+  $self->{ircname} = $ircname;
   $self->{identify_password} = $identify_password;
 
   $self->{max_msg_len} = $max_msg_len;
diff --git a/pbot.pl b/pbot.pl
index 48f5049b..0b4a5b25 100755
--- a/pbot.pl
+++ b/pbot.pl
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ my %config = ( log_file => "$home/pbot/log",
 
                ircserver => 'irc.freenode.net',
                botnick   => 'pbot3',
+               username  => 'pbot3',
+               ircname   => 'http://www.iso-9899.info/wiki/Candide',
                identify_password => '*',
              );