diff --git a/cmd/crunchyroll-go/cmd/login.go b/cmd/crunchyroll-go/cmd/login.go
index c2f07e0..f15bc5b 100644
--- a/cmd/crunchyroll-go/cmd/login.go
+++ b/cmd/crunchyroll-go/cmd/login.go
@@ -1,13 +1,20 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"github.com/ByteDream/crunchyroll-go"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
+	"os/user"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
 )
 
 var (
-	sessionIDFlag bool
+	loginSessionIDFlag bool
+
+	loginPersistentFlag bool
 )
 
 var loginCmd = &cobra.Command{
@@ -15,36 +22,55 @@ var loginCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Short: "Login to crunchyroll",
 	Args:  cobra.RangeArgs(1, 2),
 
-	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-		if sessionIDFlag {
-			return loginSessionID(args[0], false)
+	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+		if loginSessionIDFlag {
+			loginSessionID(args[0])
 		} else {
-			return loginCredentials(args[0], args[1])
+			loginCredentials(args[0], args[1])
 		}
 	},
 }
 
 func init() {
+	loginCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&loginSessionIDFlag, "session-id", false, "Use a session id to login instead of username and password")
+
+	loginCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&loginPersistentFlag, "persistent", false, "If the given credential should be stored persistent")
+
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(loginCmd)
-	loginCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&sessionIDFlag, "session-id", false, "session id")
 }
 
-func loginCredentials(email, password string) error {
+func loginCredentials(user, password string) error {
 	out.Debug("Logging in via credentials")
-	session, err := crunchyroll.LoginWithCredentials(email, password, locale, client)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
+	if _, err := crunchyroll.LoginWithCredentials(user, password, systemLocale(), client); err != nil {
+		out.Err(err.Error())
+		os.Exit(1)
 	}
-	return loginSessionID(session.SessionID, true)
+
+	return ioutil.WriteFile(loginStorePath(), []byte(fmt.Sprintf("%s\n%s", user, password)), 0600)
 }
 
-func loginSessionID(sessionID string, alreadyChecked bool) error {
-	if !alreadyChecked {
-		out.Debug("Logging in via session id")
-		if _, err := crunchyroll.LoginWithSessionID(sessionID, locale, client); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
+func loginSessionID(sessionID string) error {
+	out.Debug("Logging in via session id")
+	if _, err := crunchyroll.LoginWithSessionID(sessionID, systemLocale(), client); err != nil {
+		out.Err(err.Error())
+		os.Exit(1)
 	}
-	out.Info("Due to security reasons, you have to login again on the next reboot")
-	return ioutil.WriteFile(sessionIDPath, []byte(sessionID), 0777)
+
+	return ioutil.WriteFile(loginStorePath(), []byte(sessionID), 0600)
+}
+
+func loginStorePath() string {
+	path := filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), ".crunchy")
+	if loginPersistentFlag {
+		if runtime.GOOS != "windows" {
+			usr, _ := user.Current()
+			path = filepath.Join(usr.HomeDir, ".config/crunchyroll-go")
+		}
+
+		out.Info("The login information will be stored permanently UNENCRYPTED on your drive (%s)", path)
+	} else {
+		out.Info("Due to security reasons, you have to login again on the next reboot")
+	}
+
+	return path
 }
diff --git a/cmd/crunchyroll-go/cmd/utils.go b/cmd/crunchyroll-go/cmd/utils.go
index 809e982..4a9e748 100644
--- a/cmd/crunchyroll-go/cmd/utils.go
+++ b/cmd/crunchyroll-go/cmd/utils.go
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/ByteDream/crunchyroll-go"
 	"github.com/ByteDream/crunchyroll-go/utils"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
+	"os/user"
 	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"reflect"
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 )
 
-var sessionIDPath = filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), ".crunchy")
-
 var (
 	invalidWindowsChars = []string{"<", ">", ":", "\"", "/", "|", "\\", "?", "*"}
 	invalidLinuxChars   = []string{"/"}
@@ -95,32 +93,49 @@ func freeFileName(filename string) (string, bool) {
 	return filename, j != 0
 }
 
-func loadSessionID() (string, error) {
-	if _, stat := os.Stat(sessionIDPath); os.IsNotExist(stat) {
-		out.Err("To use this command, login first. Type `%s login -h` to get help", os.Args[0])
-		os.Exit(1)
-	}
-	body, err := ioutil.ReadFile(sessionIDPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-	return strings.ReplaceAll(string(body), "\n", ""), nil
-}
-
 func loadCrunchy() {
 	out.SetProgress("Logging in")
-	sessionID, err := loadSessionID()
-	if err == nil {
-		if crunchy, err = crunchyroll.LoginWithSessionID(sessionID, systemLocale(), client); err != nil {
+
+	files := []string{filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), ".crunchy")}
+
+	if runtime.GOOS != "windows" {
+		usr, _ := user.Current()
+		files = append(files, filepath.Join(usr.HomeDir, ".config/crunchyroll-go"))
+	}
+
+	var body []byte
+	var err error
+	for _, file := range files {
+		if _, err = os.Stat(file); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			continue
+		}
+		body, err = os.ReadFile(file)
+		break
+	}
+	if body == nil {
+		out.Err("To use this command, login first. Type `%s login -h` to get help", os.Args[0])
+		os.Exit(1)
+	} else if err != nil {
+		out.Err("Failed to read login information: %v", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	split := strings.SplitN(string(body), "\n", 2)
+	if len(split) == 1 || split[2] == "" {
+		if crunchy, err = crunchyroll.LoginWithSessionID(split[0], systemLocale(), client); err != nil {
 			out.StopProgress(err.Error())
 			os.Exit(1)
 		}
+		out.Debug("Logged in with session id %s. BLANK THIS LINE OUT IF YOU'RE ASKED TO POST THE DEBUG OUTPUT SOMEWHERE", split[0])
 	} else {
-		out.StopProgress(err.Error())
-		os.Exit(1)
+		if crunchy, err = crunchyroll.LoginWithCredentials(split[0], split[1], systemLocale(), client); err != nil {
+			out.StopProgress(err.Error())
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+		out.Debug("Logged in with username '%s' and password '%s'. BLANK THIS LINE OUT IF YOU'RE ASKED TO POST THE DEBUG OUTPUT SOMEWHERE", split[0], split[1])
 	}
+
 	out.StopProgress("Logged in")
-	out.Debug("Logged in with session id %s", sessionID)
 }
 
 func hasFFmpeg() bool {