diff --git a/config.js b/config.js
index 22585cb..1cc68ec 100644
--- a/config.js
+++ b/config.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ let config = {
   },
   lnd: {
     url: '1.1.1.1:10009',
+    password: '',
   },
 };
 
diff --git a/controllers/website.js b/controllers/website.js
index 48682ff..fe14531 100644
--- a/controllers/website.js
+++ b/controllers/website.js
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ function updateLightning() {
   } catch (Err) {
     console.log(Err);
   }
+  console.log('updated');
 }
 updateLightning();
 setInterval(updateLightning, 60000);
diff --git a/lightning.js b/lightning.js
index ff02047..676b33d 100644
--- a/lightning.js
+++ b/lightning.js
@@ -25,4 +25,22 @@ let macaroonCreds = grpc.credentials.createFromMetadataGenerator(function(args,
   callback(null, metadata);
 });
 let creds = grpc.credentials.combineChannelCredentials(sslCreds, macaroonCreds);
+
+// trying to unlock the wallet:
+if (config.lnd.password) {
+  var walletUnlocker = new lnrpc.WalletUnlocker(config.lnd.url, creds);
+  walletUnlocker.unlockWallet(
+    {
+      wallet_password: config.lnd.password,
+    },
+    function(err, response) {
+      if (err) {
+        console.log('unlockWallet failed, probably because its been aleady unlocked');
+      } else {
+        console.log('unlockWallet:', response);
+      }
+    },
+  );
+}
+
 module.exports = new lnrpc.Lightning(config.lnd.url, creds);