diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index fb70d170c8..a6391208cd 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ var modules = {
         posts: require('./src/posts.js'),
     	templates: require('./src/templates.js'),
     	webserver: require('./src/webserver.js'),
-    	websockets: require('./src/websockets.js')
+    	websockets: require('./src/websockets.js'),
+        fs: require('fs')
     }
 
     DEVELOPMENT = true;
@@ -13,15 +14,11 @@ var modules = {
 global.configuration = {};
 global.modules = modules;
 
-// change this to = null when auth module is complete
-// global.uid = 1;
-
 
 (function(config) {
     config['ROOT_DIRECTORY'] = __dirname;
 
 	modules.templates.init();
-	// modules.webserver.init();
 	modules.websockets.init();
 	
 	
diff --git a/public/css/style.less b/public/css/style.less
index 06d0cda1e8..19fc47425e 100644
--- a/public/css/style.less
+++ b/public/css/style.less
@@ -168,4 +168,11 @@ footer.footer {
 		.inline-block;
 		.pointer;
 	}
+}
+
+.none {
+	display: none !important;
+}
+.block {
+	display: block !important;
 }
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diff --git a/public/templates/footer.tpl b/public/templates/footer.tpl
index 08fb9d2fb7..dd3de05b00 100644
--- a/public/templates/footer.tpl
+++ b/public/templates/footer.tpl
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
 		});
 		socket.emit('api:user.get', { fields: ['username', 'picture'] });
 		socket.on('api:user.get', function(data) {
-			console.log(data);
 			if (data.uid > 0) {
 				var	gravatar = document.createElement('img'),
 					name = document.createElement('span')
diff --git a/public/templates/login.tpl b/public/templates/login.tpl
index 8cf6aca923..304b8bd180 100644
--- a/public/templates/login.tpl
+++ b/public/templates/login.tpl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <h1>Login</h1>
 <div class="row-fluid">
-	<div class="well span6">
+	<div class="well {login_window:spansize}">
 		<h4>Login via Username &amp; Password</h4>
 		<div class="alert alert-error" id="error" style="display:none">
 			<button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="alert">&times;</button>
@@ -9,14 +9,13 @@
 		<form method="post" action="/login">
 			<label>Username</label><input type="text" placeholder="Enter Username" name="username" id="username" /><br />
 			<label>Password</label><input type="password" placeholder="Enter Password" name="password" id="password" /><br />
-			<button class="btn btn-primary" id="login" type="submit">Login</button> &nbsp;
+			<button class="btn btn-primary" id="login" type="submit">Login</button> &nbsp; <a href="/reset">Forgot Password?</a>
 		</form>
-		<a href="/reset">Forgot Password?</a>
 	</div>
-	<div class="well span6">
+	<div class="well span6 {alternate_logins:display}">
 		<h4>Alternative Logins</h4>
 		<ul class="alt-logins">
-			<li><a href="/auth/twitter"><img src="/images/twitter_login.png" /></a></li>
+			<li class="none {twitter:display}"><a href="/auth/twitter"><img src="/images/twitter_login.png" /></a></li>
 		</ul>
 	</div>
 </div>
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diff --git a/src/templates.js b/src/templates.js
index 98e0ed6f99..e56f09f39d 100644
--- a/src/templates.js
+++ b/src/templates.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-var fs = require('fs');
+
 
 (function(Templates) {
 
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ var fs = require('fs');
 	function loadTemplates(templatesToLoad) {
 		for (var t in templatesToLoad) {
 			(function(file) {
-				fs.readFile(global.configuration.ROOT_DIRECTORY + '/public/templates/' + file + '.tpl', function(err, html) {
+				modules.fs.readFile(global.configuration.ROOT_DIRECTORY + '/public/templates/' + file + '.tpl', function(err, html) {
 					var template = function() {
 						this.toString = function() {
 							return this.html;
diff --git a/src/webserver.js b/src/webserver.js
index 586c462a9c..789810caf6 100644
--- a/src/webserver.js
+++ b/src/webserver.js
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ var express = require('express'),
 	redisServer = redis.createClient(config.redis.port, config.redis.host, config.redis.options),
 	passport = require('passport'),
 	passportLocal = require('passport-local').Strategy,
-	passportTwitter = require('passport-twitter').Strategy;
+	passportTwitter = require('passport-twitter').Strategy,
+	login_strategies = [];
 
 passport.use(new passportLocal(function(user, password, next) {
 	global.modules.user.loginViaLocal(user, password, function(login) {
@@ -17,16 +18,20 @@ passport.use(new passportLocal(function(user, password, next) {
 	});
 }));
 
-passport.use(new passportTwitter({
-	consumerKey: config.twitter.key,
-	consumerSecret: config.twitter.secret,
-	callbackURL: config.url + "auth/twitter/callback"
-}, function(token, tokenSecret, profile, done) {
-	global.modules.user.loginViaTwitter(profile.id, profile.username, function(err, user) {
-		if (err) { return done(err); }
-		done(null, user);
-	});
-}));
+if (config.twitter && config.twitter.key && config.twitter.key.length > 0 && config.twitter.secret.length > 0) {
+	passport.use(new passportTwitter({
+		consumerKey: config.twitter.key,
+		consumerSecret: config.twitter.secret,
+		callbackURL: config.url + "auth/twitter/callback"
+	}, function(token, tokenSecret, profile, done) {
+		global.modules.user.loginViaTwitter(profile.id, profile.username, function(err, user) {
+			if (err) { return done(err); }
+			done(null, user);
+		});
+	}));
+
+	login_strategies.push('twitter');
+}
 
 passport.serializeUser(function(user, done) {
 	done(null, user.uid);
@@ -120,6 +125,28 @@ passport.deserializeUser(function(uid, done) {
 						res.send(JSON.stringify(data));
 					});
 				break;
+			case 'login' :
+					var data = {},
+						num_strategies = login_strategies.length;
+
+					if (num_strategies == 0) {
+						data = {
+							'login_window:spansize': 'span12',
+							'alternate_logins:display': 'none'
+						};	
+					} else {
+						data = {
+							'login_window:spansize': 'span6',
+							'alternate_logins:display': 'block'
+						}
+						for (var i=0, ii=num_strategies; i<ii; i++) {
+							data[login_strategies[i] + ':display'] = 'block';
+						}
+					}
+					console.log(data);
+					res.send(JSON.stringify(data));
+					
+				break;
 			case 'topic' :
 					global.modules.posts.get(function(data) {
 						res.send(JSON.stringify(data));
@@ -147,12 +174,14 @@ passport.deserializeUser(function(uid, done) {
 		});
 	});
 
-	app.get('/auth/twitter', passport.authenticate('twitter'));
+	if (login_strategies.indexOf('twitter') !== -1) {
+		app.get('/auth/twitter', passport.authenticate('twitter'));
 
-	app.get('/auth/twitter/callback', passport.authenticate('twitter', {
-		successRedirect: '/',
-		failureRedirect: '/login'
-	}));
+		app.get('/auth/twitter/callback', passport.authenticate('twitter', {
+			successRedirect: '/',
+			failureRedirect: '/login'
+		}));
+	}
 
 	app.get('/reset/:code', function(req, res) {
 		res.send(templates['header'] + templates['reset_code'].parse({ reset_code: req.params.code }) + templates['footer']);