diff --git a/lib/dalek/actions.js b/lib/dalek/actions.js
index e4413b2..f92aa8f 100644
--- a/lib/dalek/actions.js
+++ b/lib/dalek/actions.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 var Q = require('q');
 var uuid = require('./uuid');
 var cheerio = require('cheerio');
+var urlParser = require('url');
 
 // int. global
 var reporter = null;
@@ -170,10 +171,15 @@ Actions.prototype.mouseEvent = function (type, selector) {
  * @return {Actions}
  */
 
-Actions.prototype.setHttpAuth = function (username, password) {
-  var hash = uuid();
-  var cb = this._generateCallbackAssertion('setHttpAuth', 'setHttpAuth', username, password, hash);
-  this._addToActionQueue([username, password, hash], 'setHttpAuth', cb);
+Actions.prototype.setHttpAuth = function (username, password, location) {
+  if(username !== '' || password !== ''){
+    var tmpUrl = urlParser.parse(location);
+    tmpUrl.auth = username + ':' + password;
+    location = urlParser.format(tmpUrl);
+    var hash = uuid();
+    var cb = this._generateCallbackAssertion('open', 'open', location, hash);
+    this._addToActionQueue([location, hash], 'open', cb);
+  }
   return this;
 };