diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 00896aa..d659af6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 icvpn-meta/
+passwords.conf
diff --git a/bird.conf b/bird.conf
index b1d34f7..aa7f187 100644
--- a/bird.conf
+++ b/bird.conf
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ timeformat protocol     iso long;
 timeformat route        iso long;
 
 include "/etc/bird/constants.conf";
+include "/etc/bird/passwords.conf";
 include "/etc/bird/communities.conf";
 include "/etc/bird/tables.conf";
 include "/etc/bird/rpki.conf";