diff --git a/lib/pool.js b/lib/pool.js
index 2114211..246b84b 100644
--- a/lib/pool.js
+++ b/lib/pool.js
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ let VarDiff = (function () {
     };
 })();
 
-function Miner(id, login, pass, ipAddress, startingDiff, messageSender, protoVersion, portType, port) {
+function Miner(id, login, pass, ipAddress, startingDiff, messageSender, protoVersion, portType, port, agent) {
     // Username Layout - <address in BTC or XMR>.<Difficulty>
     // Password Layout - <password>.<miner identifier>.<payment ID for XMR>
     // Default function is to use the password so they can login.  Identifiers can be unique, payment ID is last.
@@ -195,6 +195,9 @@ function Miner(id, login, pass, ipAddress, startingDiff, messageSender, protoVer
     let pass_split = pass.split(":");
     this.error = "";
     this.identifier = pass_split[0];
+    if (agent.contains('MinerGate')){
+        this.identifier = "MinerGate";
+    }
     this.paymentID = null;
     this.valid_miner = true;
     this.port = port;
@@ -568,13 +571,13 @@ function handleMinerData(method, params, ip, portData, sendReply, pushMessage) {
     }
     switch (method) {
         case 'login':
-            if (!params.login || !params.pass) {
+            if (!params.login || (!params.pass && !params.agent.includes('MinerGate'))) {
                 sendReply("No login/password specified");
                 return;
             }
             let difficulty = portData.difficulty;
             let minerId = uuidV4();
-            miner = new Miner(minerId, params.login, params.pass, ip, difficulty, pushMessage, 1, portData.portType, portData.port);
+            miner = new Miner(minerId, params.login, params.pass, ip, difficulty, pushMessage, 1, portData.portType, portData.port, params.agent);
             if (!miner.valid_miner) {
                 console.log("Invalid miner, disconnecting due to: " + miner.error);
                 sendReply(miner.error);