diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c3629e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+node_modules
diff --git a/lib/bitcoin/client.js b/lib/bitcoin/client.js
index 5fb6944..18fa52e 100644
--- a/lib/bitcoin/client.js
+++ b/lib/bitcoin/client.js
@@ -48,14 +48,16 @@ var bitcoinAPI = {
 
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 // Client
+//   Either pass in 4 arguments, or a single object with host, port, user, pass
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
-function Client(host, port, user, pass) {
-  this.host = host;
-  this.port = port;
-  this.user = user;
-  this.pass = pass;
-
-  this.rpc = new rpc.Client(port, host, user, pass);
+function Client() {
+  var args = [].slice.call(arguments);
+  this.host = args[0].host || args[0];
+  this.port = args[0].port || args[1];
+  this.user = args[0].user || args[2];
+  this.pass = args[0].pass || args[3];
+  
+  this.rpc = new rpc.Client(this.port, this.host, this.user, this.pass);
 }