diff --git a/pandora_client/__init__.py b/pandora_client/__init__.py
index c3d428e..4d663dc 100644
--- a/pandora_client/__init__.py
+++ b/pandora_client/__init__.py
@@ -47,14 +47,19 @@ def encode(filename, profile):
 
 class Client(object):
     def __init__(self, config):
-        with open(config) as f:
-            self._config = json.loads(f.read())
-        self.api = API(self._config['url'])
-        r = self.api.login({'username':self._config['username'], 'password':self._config['password']})
-        if r['status']['code'] == 200:
-            self.user = r['data']['user']
+        if isinstance(config, basestring):
+            with open(config) as f:
+                self._config = json.loads(f.read())
         else:
-            print 'login failed'
+            self.config = config
+        self.api = API(self._config['url'])
+
+        if 'username' in self._config:
+            r = self.api.login({'username':self._config['username'], 'password':self._config['password']})
+            if r['status']['code'] == 200:
+                self.user = r['data']['user']
+            else:
+                print 'login failed'
 
         conn, c = self._conn()
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 1cf3ec4..30dd7c1 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -3,9 +3,16 @@
 # encoding: utf-8
 from distutils.core import setup
 
+def get_bzr_version():
+    import os
+    rev = int(os.popen('bzr revno').read())
+    if rev:
+        return u'%s' % rev
+    return u'unknown'
+
 setup(
     name="pandora_client",
-    version="1.0",
+    version="1.0.%s" % get_bzr_version() ,
     description='''pandora_client - headless archive client for pan.do/ra
 
 can be used instead of OxFF to keep archive and pan.do/ra instance in sync.