diff --git a/rtv/main.py b/rtv/main.py
index f69284a..7acf619 100644
--- a/rtv/main.py
+++ b/rtv/main.py
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ from rtv.errors import SubmissionURLError, SubredditNameError
 from rtv.utils import curses_session
 from rtv.subreddit import SubredditPage
 from rtv.submission import SubmissionPage
+import ConfigParser
+from getpass import getpass
 
 description = """
 Reddit Terminal Viewer is a lightweight browser for www.reddit.com built into a
@@ -30,7 +32,6 @@ def main():
 
     group = parser.add_argument_group('authentication (optional)')
     group.add_argument('-u', dest='username', help='reddit username')
-    group.add_argument('-p', dest='password', help='reddit password')
 
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
@@ -38,8 +39,9 @@ def main():
         reddit = praw.Reddit(user_agent='reddit terminal viewer v0.0')
         reddit.config.decode_html_entities = True
 
-        if args.username and args.password:
-            reddit.login(args.username, args.password)
+        if args.username:
+            password = getpass()
+            reddit.login(args.username, password)
 
         with curses_session() as stdscr: