diff --git a/lib/sauce_connect.js b/lib/sauce_connect.js
index deb45d3..e76d055 100644
--- a/lib/sauce_connect.js
+++ b/lib/sauce_connect.js
@@ -7,16 +7,8 @@ var SauceConnect = function(emitter, logger) {
   var alreadyRunningDefered;
   var alreadyRunningProces;
 
-  this.start = function(username, accessKey, tunnelIdentifier, done) {
-    var options = {
-      username: username,
-      accessKey: accessKey,
-      verbose: false,
-      logfile: null,
-      logger: log.debug.bind(log),
-      no_progress: false,
-      tunnelIdentifier: tunnelIdentifier
-    };
+  this.start = function(connectOptions, done) {
+    connectOptions.logger = log.debug.bind(log);
 
     // TODO(vojta): if different username/accessKey, start a new process
     if (alreadyRunningDefered) {
@@ -25,7 +17,7 @@ var SauceConnect = function(emitter, logger) {
     }
 
     alreadyRunningDefered = q.defer();
-    launchSauceConnect(options, function(err, p) {
+    launchSauceConnect(connectOptions, function(err, p) {
       if (err) {
         return alreadyRunningDefered.reject(err);
       }
diff --git a/lib/sauce_launcher.js b/lib/sauce_launcher.js
index 50a50f5..5761ca4 100644
--- a/lib/sauce_launcher.js
+++ b/lib/sauce_launcher.js
@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@ var SauceLauncher = function(args, sauceConnect, /* config.sauceLabs */ config,
     tunnelIdentifier = 'karma' + Math.round(new Date().getTime() / 1000);
   }
 
+  var connectOptions = config.connectOptions || {};
+  connectOptions = helper.merge(connectOptions, {
+    username: username,
+    accessKey: accessKey,
+    tunnelIdentifier: tunnelIdentifier
+  });
+
   this.name = browserName + ' on SauceLabs';
 
   var pendingHeartBeat;
@@ -103,7 +110,7 @@ var SauceLauncher = function(args, sauceConnect, /* config.sauceLabs */ config,
     }
 
     if (startConnect) {
-      sauceConnect.start(username, accessKey, tunnelIdentifier).then(function() {
+      sauceConnect.start(connectOptions).then(function() {
         if (pendingCancellations > 0) {
           pendingCancellations--;
           return;