diff --git a/client/index.html b/client/index.html
index 2a46e75b..41c7ad6f 100644
--- a/client/index.html
+++ b/client/index.html
@@ -76,31 +76,31 @@
 							<div class="col-xs-8">
 								<label>
 								Server
-								<input class="input" name="host" placeholder="irc.freenode.org">
+								<input class="input" name="host" placeholder="<%=defaults.host%>">
 								</label>
 							</div>
 							<div class="col-xs-4">
 								<label class="port">
 								Port
-								<input class="input" name="port" placeholder="6667">
+								<input class="input" name="port" placeholder="<%=defaults.port%>">
 								</label>
 							</div>
 							<div class="col-xs-5">
 								<label>
 								Nick
-								<input class="input" name="nick" placeholder="shout">
+								<input class="input" name="nick" placeholder="<%=defaults.nick%>">
 								</label>
 							</div>
 							<div class="col-xs-7">
 								<label>
 								Real Name
-								<input class="input" name="realname" class="input" placeholder="Shout User">
+								<input class="input" name="realname" class="input" placeholder="<%=defaults.realname%>">
 								</label>
 							</div>
 							<div class="col-xs-12">
 								<label>
 								Channels
-								<input class="input" name="join" class="input" placeholder="#shout-irc">
+								<input class="input" name="join" class="input" placeholder="<%=defaults.join%>">
 								</label>
 							</div>
 							<div class="col-xs-12">
diff --git a/client/js/chat.js b/client/js/chat.js
index d37cdd1a..48a50790 100644
--- a/client/js/chat.js
+++ b/client/js/chat.js
@@ -376,6 +376,7 @@ $(function() {
 			}
 		});
 
+		console.log(post);
 		socket.emit("conn", post);
 	});
 
diff --git a/config.js b/config.js
index 6c1e1b52..69020dec 100644
--- a/config.js
+++ b/config.js
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 module.exports = {
 	port: 9000,
+	theme: "themes/example.css",
 	public: true,
-	theme: "themes/example.css"
+	defaults: {
+		host: "irc.freenode.net",
+		port: 6667,
+		nick: "shout-user",
+		realname: "Shout User",
+		join: "#shout-irc"
+	}
 };
diff --git a/lib/client.js b/lib/client.js
index 5886ae0f..05569661 100644
--- a/lib/client.js
+++ b/lib/client.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 var _ = require("lodash");
+var config = require("../config");
 var net = require("net");
 var Network = require("./models/network");
 var slate = require("slate-irc");
@@ -62,41 +63,41 @@ Client.prototype.find = function(id) {
 Client.prototype.connect = function(args) {
 	var client = this;
 	var options = {
-		host: args.host || "irc.freenode.org",
-		port: args.port || 6667
+		host: args.host || config.defaults.host,
+		port: args.port || config.defaults.port
 	};
-	
+
 	var stream = args.tls ? tls.connect(options) : net.connect(options);
 	stream.on("error", function(e) {
 		console.log(e);
 	});
-	
-	var nick = args.nick || "shout";
-	var realname = args.realname || "Shout User";
-	
+
+	var nick = args.nick || config.defaults.nick;
+	var realname = args.realname || config.defaults.realname;
+
 	var irc = slate(stream);
 	irc.me = nick;
 	irc.nick(nick);
 	irc.user(nick, realname);
-	
+
 	var network = new Network({
 		host: options.host,
 		irc: irc
 	});
-	
+
 	client.networks.push(network);
 	client.emit("network", {
 		network: network
 	});
-	
+
 	events.forEach(function(plugin) {
 		require("./plugins/irc-events/" + plugin).apply(client, [
 			irc,
 			network
 		]);
 	});
-	
-	var join = (args.join || "#shout-irc").replace(/\,/g, " ").split(/\s+/g);
+
+	var join = (args.join || config.defaults.join).replace(/\,/g, " ").split(/\s+/g);
 	irc.on("welcome", function() {
 		irc.join(join);
 	});
diff --git a/lib/server.js b/lib/server.js
index 17616cb0..23d67b7c 100644
--- a/lib/server.js
+++ b/lib/server.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 var _ = require("lodash");
 var Client = require("./client");
-var config = require("../config") || {};
+var config = require("../config");
 var fs = require("fs");
 var http = require("connect");
 var indicator = require("indicator");
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a67447ce..bceb3ec5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "shout",
   "description": "The modern IRC client",
-  "version": "0.8.0",
+  "version": "0.8.1",
   "homepage": "http://github.com/erming/shout",
   "author": {
     "name": "Mattias Erming",
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "connect": "~2.19.6",
-    "indicator": "~0.1.0",
+    "indicator": "^0.1.2",
     "lodash": "~2.4.1",
     "moment": "~2.7.0",
     "slate-irc": "~0.6.0",