diff --git a/etebase_server/settings.py b/etebase_server/settings.py
index acfcd73..2e3568d 100644
--- a/etebase_server/settings.py
+++ b/etebase_server/settings.py
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ if any(os.path.isfile(x) for x in config_locations):
         LDAP_FILTER = ldap.get("filter", "")
         LDAP_BIND_DN = ldap.get("bind_dn", "")
         LDAP_BIND_PW = ldap.get("bind_pw", "")
+        LDAP_BIND_PW_FILE = ldap.get("bind_pw_file", "")
 
         # Configure EteBase to use LDAP
         ETEBASE_CREATE_USER_FUNC = "myauth.ldap.create_user"
diff --git a/myauth/ldap.py b/myauth/ldap.py
index 91f10be..1112001 100644
--- a/myauth/ldap.py
+++ b/myauth/ldap.py
@@ -36,9 +36,18 @@ class LDAPConnection:
         self.__LDAP_FILTER = ldap_setting("FILTER", "")
         self.__LDAP_SEARCH_BASE = ldap_setting("SEARCH_BASE", "")
 
+        password = ldap_setting("BIND_PW", "")
+        if not password:
+            pwfile = ldap_setting("BIND_PW_FILE", "")
+            if pw_file:
+                with open(pwfile, "r") as f:
+                    password = f.read().replace("\n", "")
+            else:
+                logging.error("No bind password specified")
+
         self.__ldap_connection = ldap.initialize(ldap_setting("SERVER", ""))
         try:
-            self.__ldap_connection.simple_bind_s(ldap_setting("BIND_DN", ""), ldap_setting("BIND_PW", ""))
+            self.__ldap_connection.simple_bind_s(ldap_setting("BIND_DN", ""), password)
         except ldap.LDAPError as err:
             logging.error(f"LDAP Error occuring during bind: {err.desc}")