diff --git a/transmission/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/20-config b/transmission/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/20-config
index 5171b549d..7bc98671c 100644
--- a/transmission/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/20-config
+++ b/transmission/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/20-config
@@ -73,3 +73,31 @@ if bashio::config.has_value 'customUI'; then
   export TRANSMISSION_WEB_HOME=/$CUSTOMUI/
   bashio::log.info "UI selected : $TRANSMISSION_WEB_HOME" 
 fi
+
+# From linuxserver 
+
+if [ ! -z "$USER" ] && [ ! -z "$PASS" ]; then
+	sed -i '/rpc-authentication-required/c\    "rpc-authentication-required": true,' /config/settings.json
+	sed -i "/rpc-username/c\    \"rpc-username\": \"$USER\"," /config/settings.json
+	sed -i "/rpc-password/c\    \"rpc-password\": \"$PASS\"," /config/settings.json
+else
+	sed -i '/rpc-authentication-required/c\    "rpc-authentication-required": false,' /config/settings.json
+	sed -i "/rpc-username/c\    \"rpc-username\": \"$USER\"," /config/settings.json
+	sed -i "/rpc-password/c\    \"rpc-password\": \"$PASS\"," /config/settings.json
+fi
+
+if [ ! -z "$WHITELIST" ]; then
+	sed -i '/rpc-whitelist-enabled/c\    "rpc-whitelist-enabled": true,' /config/settings.json
+	sed -i "/\"rpc-whitelist\"/c\    \"rpc-whitelist\": \"$WHITELIST\"," /config/settings.json
+else
+	sed -i '/rpc-whitelist-enabled/c\    "rpc-whitelist-enabled": false,' /config/settings.json
+	sed -i "/\"rpc-whitelist\"/c\    \"rpc-whitelist\": \"$WHITELIST\"," /config/settings.json
+fi
+
+if [ ! -z "$HOST_WHITELIST" ]; then
+	sed -i '/rpc-host-whitelist-enabled/c\    "rpc-host-whitelist-enabled": true,' /config/settings.json
+	sed -i "/\"rpc-host-whitelist\"/c\    \"rpc-host-whitelist\": \"$HOST_WHITELIST\"," /config/settings.json
+else
+	sed -i '/rpc-host-whitelist-enabled/c\    "rpc-host-whitelist-enabled": false,' /config/settings.json
+	sed -i "/\"rpc-host-whitelist\"/c\    \"rpc-host-whitelist\": \"$HOST_WHITELIST\"," /config/settings.json
+fi