diff --git a/lib/bcoin/node.js b/lib/bcoin/node.js
index c46b17de..f8ab7f9b 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/node.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/node.js
@@ -190,6 +190,12 @@ Node.prototype._parseOptions = function _parseOptions(options) {
   if (process.env.BCOIN_SEED != null)
     options.preferredSeed = process.env.BCOIN_SEED;
 
+  if (process.env.BCOIN_RPCUSER != null)
+    options.rpcUser = process.env.BCOIN_RPCUSER;
+
+  if (process.env.BCOIN_RPCPASSWORD != null)
+    options.rpcPassword = process.env.BCOIN_RPCPASSWORD;
+
   if (!options.prefix)
     options.prefix = utils.HOME + '/.bcoin';