diff --git a/lib/bot.js b/lib/bot.js
index 7688ee70..ff56ebde 100644
--- a/lib/bot.js
+++ b/lib/bot.js
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class Bot {
     this.channels = _.values(options.channelMapping);
     this.ircStatusNotices = options.ircStatusNotices;
     this.announceSelfJoin = options.announceSelfJoin;
+    this.alterPresence = options.alterPresence
 
     // Nicks to ignore
     this.ignoreUsers = options.ignoreUsers || {};
@@ -82,32 +83,49 @@ class Bot {
 
   connect() {
     logger.debug('Connecting to IRC and Discord');
-    this.discord.login(this.discordToken);
-
-    const ircOptions = {
-      userName: this.nickname,
-      realName: this.nickname,
-      channels: this.channels,
-      floodProtection: true,
-      floodProtectionDelay: 500,
-      retryCount: 10,
-      autoRenick: true,
-      // options specified in the configuration file override the above defaults
-      ...this.ircOptions
-    };
+    this.discord.login(this.discordToken).then(_ => {
+      if (this.alterPresence) {
+        let { secure, port } = this.ircOptions
+        port = port || 6667
+        let name = `irc://${this.server}/${secure ? '+' : ''}${port}`
+
+        this.discord.user.setPresence({
+          game: {
+            type: 'WATCHING',
+            name
+          }
+        })
+      }
+      
+      const ircOptions = {
+        userName: this.nickname,
+        realName: this.nickname,
+        channels: this.channels,
+        floodProtection: true,
+        floodProtectionDelay: 500,
+        retryCount: 10,
+        autoRenick: true,
+        // options specified in the configuration file override the above defaults
+        ...this.ircOptions
+      };
 
-    // default encoding to UTF-8 so messages to Discord aren't corrupted
-    if (!Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(ircOptions, 'encoding')) {
-      if (irc.canConvertEncoding()) {
-        ircOptions.encoding = 'utf-8';
-      } else {
-        logger.warn('Cannot convert message encoding; you may encounter corrupted characters with non-English text.\n' +
-          'For information on how to fix this, please see: https://github.com/Throne3d/node-irc#character-set-detection');
+      // default encoding to UTF-8 so messages to Discord aren't corrupted
+      if (!Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(ircOptions, 'encoding')) {
+        if (irc.canConvertEncoding()) {
+          ircOptions.encoding = 'utf-8';
+        } else {
+          logger.warn('Cannot convert message encoding; you may encounter corrupted characters with non-English text.\n' +
+            'For information on how to fix this, please see: https://github.com/Throne3d/node-irc#character-set-detection');
+        }
       }
-    }
 
-    this.ircClient = new irc.Client(this.server, this.nickname, ircOptions);
-    this.attachListeners();
+      this.ircClient = new irc.Client(this.server, this.nickname, ircOptions);
+      this.attachListeners();
+      
+      
+    });
+
+    
   }
 
   attachListeners() {