diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 1b94115a..60eacc94 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ springVersion=5.1.4.RELEASE
 reactorVersion=3.2.9.RELEASE
 
 # Our Libs
-etherjarVersion=0.7.0-SNAPSHOT
+etherjarVersion=0.8.0-SNAPSHOT
 
 # Testing
 spockVersion=1.2-groovy-2.5
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/config/UpstreamsConfig.kt b/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/config/UpstreamsConfig.kt
index 0fcc2eaa..08d22006 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/config/UpstreamsConfig.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/config/UpstreamsConfig.kt
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ class UpstreamsConfig {
     class EthereumConnection : UpstreamConnection() {
         var rpc: HttpEndpoint? = null
         var ws: WsEndpoint? = null
+        var auth: BasicAuth? = null
     }
 
     class HttpEndpoint(val url: URI) {
@@ -82,9 +83,10 @@ class UpstreamsConfig {
         var type: String? = null
     }
 
-    class BasicAuth : Auth() {
-        var key: String? = null
-    }
+    class BasicAuth(
+            val username: String,
+            val password: String
+    ) : Auth()
 
     class TlsAuth : Auth() {
         var ca: String? = null
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/config/UpstreamsConfigReader.kt b/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/config/UpstreamsConfigReader.kt
index 7a65d69d..5a0b1678 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/config/UpstreamsConfigReader.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/config/UpstreamsConfigReader.kt
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ class UpstreamsConfigReader {
                         connection.rpc = http
                         http.auth = readAuth(getMapping(node, "auth"))
                     }
+                    readAuth(getMapping(node, "auth"))?.let { auth ->
+                        connection.auth = auth as UpstreamsConfig.BasicAuth
+                    }
                 }
                 getMapping(connConfigNode, "ws")?.let { node ->
                     getValueAsString(node, "url")?.let { url ->
@@ -129,9 +132,14 @@ class UpstreamsConfigReader {
                     auth
                 }
                 "basic" -> {
-                    val auth = UpstreamsConfig.BasicAuth()
-                    auth.key = getValueAsString(authNode, "key")
-                    auth
+                    val username = getValueAsString(authNode, "username")
+                    val password = getValueAsString(authNode, "password")
+                    if (username != null && password != null) {
+                        UpstreamsConfig.BasicAuth(username, password)
+                    } else {
+                        log.warn("Basic auth is not fully configured")
+                        null
+                    }
                 }
                 else -> {
                     log.warn("Invalid Auth type: $it")
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/ConfiguredUpstreams.kt b/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/ConfiguredUpstreams.kt
index 8c26614e..a3c4b6c1 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/ConfiguredUpstreams.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/ConfiguredUpstreams.kt
@@ -98,8 +98,13 @@ open class ConfiguredUpstreams(
         var wsApi: EthereumWs? = null
         val urls = ArrayList<URI>()
         up.rpc?.let { endpoint ->
+            val rpcTransport = DefaultRpcTransport(endpoint.url)
+            up.auth?.let { auth ->
+                rpcTransport.setBasicAuth(auth.username, auth.password)
+            }
+            val rpcClient = DefaultRpcClient(rpcTransport)
             rpcApi = EthereumApi(
-                    DefaultRpcClient(DefaultRpcTransport(endpoint.url)),
+                    rpcClient,
                     objectMapper,
                     chain,
                     availableChains.targetFor(chain)
diff --git a/src/test/groovy/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/config/UpstreamsConfigReaderSpec.groovy b/src/test/groovy/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/config/UpstreamsConfigReaderSpec.groovy
index d48b3cb2..47d1d8d9 100644
--- a/src/test/groovy/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/config/UpstreamsConfigReaderSpec.groovy
+++ b/src/test/groovy/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/config/UpstreamsConfigReaderSpec.groovy
@@ -40,9 +40,11 @@ class UpstreamsConfigReaderSpec extends Specification {
             connection instanceof UpstreamsConfig.EthereumConnection
             with((UpstreamsConfig.EthereumConnection)connection) {
                 rpc.url == new URI("https://mainnet.infura.io/v3/fa28c968191849c1aff541ad1d8511f2")
+                rpc.auth != null
                 rpc.auth instanceof UpstreamsConfig.BasicAuth
                 with((UpstreamsConfig.BasicAuth)rpc.auth) {
-                    key == "4fc258fe41a68149c199ad8f281f2015"
+                    username == "4fc258fe41a68149c199ad8f281f2015"
+                    password == "1a68f20154fc258fe4149c199ad8f281"
                 }
                 ws == null
             }
diff --git a/src/test/resources/upstreams-basic.yaml b/src/test/resources/upstreams-basic.yaml
index 24b74db1..461b22fe 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/upstreams-basic.yaml
+++ b/src/test/resources/upstreams-basic.yaml
@@ -25,4 +25,5 @@ upstreams:
           url: "https://mainnet.infura.io/v3/fa28c968191849c1aff541ad1d8511f2"
           auth:
             type: basic
-            key: 4fc258fe41a68149c199ad8f281f2015
\ No newline at end of file
+            username: 4fc258fe41a68149c199ad8f281f2015
+            password: 1a68f20154fc258fe4149c199ad8f281
\ No newline at end of file