diff --git a/goget.go b/goget.go
index 9f2a44a..7a832b4 100644
--- a/goget.go
+++ b/goget.go
@@ -98,7 +98,12 @@ func (c *client) DownloadFile(filename string, url string) (err error) {
 	client := &http.Client{Transport: tr}
 
 	// Get the data
-	resp, err := client.Get(url)
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, url, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	req.SetBasicAuth(c.User, c.Password)
+	resp, err := client.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}