diff --git a/DOCS.md b/DOCS.md
index e8da985..c9adca1 100644
--- a/DOCS.md
+++ b/DOCS.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ The following parameters are used to configure the plugin:
 * **host** - address or IP of the remote machine
 * **port** - port to connect to on the remote machine
 * **user** - user to log in as on the remote machine
+* **passsword** - password to log in as on the remote machine
 * **key** - private SSH key for the remote machine
 * **sleep** - sleep for seconds between host connections
 * **timeout** - timeout for the tcp connection attempt
@@ -18,16 +19,19 @@ The following secret values can be set to configure the plugin.
 * **SSH_HOST** - corresponds to **host**
 * **SSH_PORT** - corresponds to **port**
 * **SSH_USER** - corresponds to **user**
+* **SSH_PASSWORD** - corresponds to **password**
 * **SSH_KEY** - corresponds to **key**
 * **SSH_SLEEP** - corresponds to **sleep**
 * **SSH_TIMEOUT** - corresponds to **timeout**
 
-It is highly recommended to put the **SSH_KEY** into a secret so it is not
+It is highly recommended to put the **SSH_KEY** and **SSH_PASSWORD** into a secret so it is not
 exposed to users. This can be done using the drone-cli.
 
 ```bash
 drone secret add --image=plugins/ssh \
     octocat/hello-world SSH_KEY @path/to/.ssh/id_rsa
+drone secret add --image=plugins/ssh \
+    octocat/hello-world SSH_PASSWORD admin1234
 ```
 
 Then sign the YAML file after all secrets are added.
@@ -49,6 +53,7 @@ pipeline:
     image: plugins/ssh
     host: foo.com
     user: root
+    password: 1234
     port: 22
     script:
       - echo hello
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6d63019..b3f5b02 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Build the docker image with the following commands:
 
 ```
 CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -a -tags netgo
-docker build --rm=true -t plugins/ssh .
+docker build -t plugins/ssh .
 ```
 
 Please note incorrectly building the image for the correct x64 linux and with
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ docker run --rm \
   -e PLUGIN_USER=root \
   -e PLUGIN_KEY="$(cat ${HOME}/.ssh/id_rsa)" \
   -e PLUGIN_SCRIPT=whoami \
-  -v $(pwd)/$(pwd) \
+  -v $(pwd):$(pwd) \
   -w $(pwd) \
   plugins/ssh
 ```
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index c928412..cee0403 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/joho/godotenv"
+	_ "github.com/joho/godotenv/autoload"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli"
 )
 
@@ -29,6 +30,11 @@ func main() {
 			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_USER,SSH_USER",
 			Value:  "root",
 		},
+		cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:   "password",
+			Usage:  "user password",
+			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_PASSWORD,SSH_PASSWORD",
+		},
 		cli.StringSliceFlag{
 			Name:   "host",
 			Usage:  "connect to host",
@@ -75,6 +81,7 @@ func run(c *cli.Context) error {
 		Config: Config{
 			Key:      c.String("ssh-key"),
 			User:     c.String("user"),
+			Password: c.String("password"),
 			Host:     c.StringSlice("host"),
 			Port:     c.Int("port"),
 			Sleep:    c.Int("sleep"),
diff --git a/plugin.go b/plugin.go
index 1cf7a4c..bdd9dca 100644
--- a/plugin.go
+++ b/plugin.go
@@ -13,13 +13,14 @@ import (
 
 type (
 	Config struct {
-		Key      string        `json:"key"`
-		User     string        `json:"user"`
-		Host     []string      `json:"host"`
-		Port     int           `json:"port"`
-		Sleep    int           `json:"sleep"`
-		Timeout  time.Duration `json:"timeout"`
-		Script   []string      `json:"script"`
+		Key      string
+		User     string
+		Password string
+		Host     []string
+		Port     int
+		Sleep    int
+		Timeout  time.Duration
+		Script   []string
 	}
 
 	Plugin struct {
@@ -28,8 +29,8 @@ type (
 )
 
 func (p Plugin) Exec() error {
-	if p.Config.Key == "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Error: Can't connect without a private SSH key.")
+	if p.Config.Key == "" && p.Config.Password == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Error: Can't connect without a private SSH key or password.")
 	}
 
 	for i, host := range p.Config.Host {
@@ -38,18 +39,28 @@ func (p Plugin) Exec() error {
 			strconv.Itoa(p.Config.Port),
 		)
 
-		signer, err := ssh.ParsePrivateKey([]byte(p.Config.Key))
+		// auths holds the detected ssh auth methods
+		auths := []ssh.AuthMethod{}
 
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("Error: Failed to parse private key. %s", err)
+		if p.Config.Key != "" {
+			signer, err := ssh.ParsePrivateKey([]byte(p.Config.Key))
+
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("Error: Failed to parse private key. %s", err)
+			}
+
+			auths = append(auths, ssh.PublicKeys(signer))
+		}
+
+		// figure out what auths are requested, what is supported
+		if p.Config.Password != "" {
+			auths = append(auths, ssh.Password(p.Config.Password))
 		}
 
 		config := &ssh.ClientConfig{
 			Timeout: p.Config.Timeout,
 			User:    p.Config.User,
-			Auth: []ssh.AuthMethod{
-				ssh.PublicKeys(signer),
-			},
+			Auth:    auths,
 		}
 
 		fmt.Printf("+ ssh %s@%s -p %d\n", p.Config.User, addr, p.Config.Port)
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/joho/godotenv/autoload/autoload.go b/vendor/github.com/joho/godotenv/autoload/autoload.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fbcd2bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vendor/github.com/joho/godotenv/autoload/autoload.go
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package autoload
+
+/*
+	You can just read the .env file on import just by doing
+
+		import _ "github.com/joho/godotenv/autoload"
+
+	And bob's your mother's brother
+*/
+
+import "github.com/joho/godotenv"
+
+func init() {
+	godotenv.Load()
+}