diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 0e45d2e..355932c 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ const mqttMinDistToLastValue = 250 * time.Millisecond
 const mongodbURL = "mongodb://default-address.com:27017"
 const mongodbName = "weathersensors"
 const mongodbCollection = "sensordata"
+const mongodbUser = "mongoUser"
+const mongdbPassword = "mongoPassword"
 
 //other config stuff
 const allowUnregisteredSensors = false
@@ -97,6 +99,14 @@ func GetMongodbCollection() string {
 	return getVariableWithDefault("WEATHER-API-MONGODB_COLLECTION", mongodbCollection)
 }
 
+func GetMongodbUserName() string {
+	return getVariableWithDefault("WEATHER-API-MONGODB_USER", mongodbUser)
+}
+
+func GetMongodbPassword() string {
+	return getVariableWithDefault("WEATHER-API-MONGODB_PASSWORD", mongdbPassword)
+}
+
 //common config
 func AllowUnregisteredSensors() bool {
 	return getVariableWithDefaultBool("WEATHER-API-ALLOW_UNREGISTERED_SENSORS", allowUnregisteredSensors)
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index f4e6c03..861637f 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ func main() {
 	sensorRegistry, err = storage.NewMongodbSensorRegistry(
 		config.GetMongodbURL(),
 		config.GetMongodbName(),
-		config.GetMongodbCollection())
+		config.GetMongodbCollection(),
+		config.GetMongodbUserName(),
+		config.GetMongodbPassword())
 
 	if err != nil {
 		os.Exit(1)
diff --git a/run_default.ps1 b/run_default.ps1
index e8c64a1..18f0f55 100644
--- a/run_default.ps1
+++ b/run_default.ps1
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ Set-Item -Path "Env:WEATHER-API-MQTT_MIN_DIST_TO_LAST_VALUE" -Value "250"
 Set-Item -Path "Env:WEATHER-API-MONGODB_URL" -Value "mongodb://default-address.com:27017"
 Set-Item -Path "Env:WEATHER-API-MONGODB_NAME" -Value "weathersensors"
 Set-Item -Path "Env:WEATHER-API-MONGODB_COLLECTION" -Value "sensordata"
+Set-Item -Path "Env:WEATHER-API-MONGODB_USER" -Value "mongoUser"
+Set-Item -Path "Env:WEATHER-API-MONGODB_PASSWORD" -Value "mongoPassword"
 
 Set-Item -Path "Env:WEATHER-API-ANONYMOUS_MQTT_AUTHENTICATION" -Value "false"
 Set-Item -Path "Env:WEATHER-API-ALLOW_UNREGISTERED_SENSORS" -Value "true"
diff --git a/storage/mongodb-storage.go b/storage/mongodb-storage.go
index 8c1b28d..3851531 100644
--- a/storage/mongodb-storage.go
+++ b/storage/mongodb-storage.go
@@ -19,10 +19,12 @@ type mongodbSensorRegistry struct {
 	client           *mongo.Client
 }
 
-func NewMongodbSensorRegistry(connection, database, collection string) (*mongodbSensorRegistry, error) {
+func NewMongodbSensorRegistry(connection, database, collection, user, password string) (*mongodbSensorRegistry, error) {
 	sensorRegistry := new(mongodbSensorRegistry)
 
-	client, err := mongo.NewClient(options.Client().ApplyURI(connection))
+	options := options.Client().ApplyURI(connection).SetAuth(options.Credential{Username: user, Password: password})
+
+	client, err := mongo.NewClient(options)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}