diff --git a/rocketchat.py b/rocketchat.py
index 8fc6036..728e078 100644
--- a/rocketchat.py
+++ b/rocketchat.py
@@ -17,26 +17,51 @@ rocketchat_servers = []
 rocketchat_config_file = None
 rocketchat_config_section = {}
 
+def o(
+    type="string", desc="", min=0, max=999999, string_values=None, default=None,
+    nullable=0, check_cb=None, change_cb=None, delete_cb=None):
+    return {
+        "type": type,
+        "desc": desc,
+        "min": min,
+        "max": max,
+        "string_values": "|".join(string_values) if string_values is not None else "",
+        "default": default if default is not None else "",
+        "nullable": nullable,
+        "check_cb": check_cb if check_cb is not None else "",
+        "change_cb": change_cb if change_cb is not None else "",
+        "delete_cb": delete_cb if delete_cb is not None else "",
+    }
+
+options = {
+    "hostname": o(desc="hostname to connect to"),
+    "autoconnect": o(type="integer", desc="autoconnect on launch"),
+}
+
 class RocketchatServer:
-    def __init__(self, name, hostname):
+    def __init__(self, name, **kwargs):
         self.name = name
         self.buffer = ""
         self.client = None
         self._counter = 0
 
-        options = dict(
-            hostname=hostname,
-            autoconnect="on",
-            autoreconnect="on",
-        )
         self.options = dict()
-        for key, value in options.items():
+        for key, desc in options.items():
             self.options[key] = weechat.config_new_option(
                 rocketchat_config_file,
                 rocketchat_config_section["server"],
                 f"{self.name}.{key}",
-                "string", "", "", 0, 99999999,
-                "", value, 0, "", self.name, "", "", "", "",
+                desc["type"],
+                desc["desc"],
+                desc["string_values"],
+                desc["min"],
+                desc["max"],
+                desc["default"],
+                kwargs.get(key, desc["default"]),
+                desc["nullable"],
+                desc["check_cb"], self.name,
+                desc["change_cb"], "",
+                desc["delete_cb"], "",
             )
 
     async def connect(self):
@@ -55,9 +80,12 @@ class RocketchatServer:
         weechat.prnt(self.buffer, f"rocketchat: connected to {self.name}")
 
         # run the listener in a loop
-        asyncio.create_task(self.main_loop())
+        asyncio.create_task(self.reading_loop())
 
-    async def main_loop(self):
+        # send the initial connection
+        await self.client.send('{"msg":"connect","version":"1","support":["1"]}')
+
+    async def reading_loop(self):
         weechat.prnt(self.buffer, "starting to receive!")
         while True:
             g = await self.client.recv()
@@ -78,9 +106,9 @@ def init():
         "Rocketchat",
         "list || server || connect",
         "bruh",
-        "list %(weechat_servers)"
+        "list %(rocketchat_servers)"
         " || server add|del"
-        " || connect %(weechat_servers)",
+        " || connect %(rocketchat_servers)",
         "rocketchat_main_command", ""
     )
     weechat.hook_completion("rocketchat_servers", "list of rocketchat servers",
@@ -97,6 +125,14 @@ def init():
         "", "", "", "", "", "",
     )
 
+    weechat.config_read(rocketchat_config_file)
+
+    for server in rocketchat_servers:
+        autoconnect = weechat.config_boolean(server.options["autoconnect"])
+        weechat.prnt("", f"server {server.name} is {autoconnect}")
+        if autoconnect:
+            server.connect()
+
 def rocketchat_main_command(data, buffer, args):
     global rocketchat_servers
     if args == "" or args == "list":
@@ -107,7 +143,7 @@ def rocketchat_main_command(data, buffer, args):
         if argv[1] == "add":
             name = argv[2]
             hostname = argv[3]
-            server = RocketchatServer(name, hostname)
+            server = RocketchatServer(name, hostname=hostname)
             rocketchat_servers.append(server)
             weechat.prnt("", f"server '{name}' added!")
     elif argv[0] == "connect":
@@ -157,8 +193,7 @@ def rocketchat_search_server_by_name(name):
 def rocketchat_complete_servers(data, completion_item, buffer, completion):
     global rocketchat_servers
     for server in rocketchat_servers:
-        weechat.hook_completion_list_add(completion, server.name,
-                                         0, weechat.WEECHAT_LIST_POS_SORT)
+        weechat.hook_completion_list_add(completion, server.name, 0, weechat.WEECHAT_LIST_POS_SORT)
     return weechat.WEECHAT_RC_OK
 
 def rocketchat_unload():