diff --git a/src/main/java/ctbrec/Config.java b/src/main/java/ctbrec/Config.java
index de2aaf2b..c421d96f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ctbrec/Config.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ctbrec/Config.java
@@ -101,4 +101,8 @@ public class Config {
     public boolean isServerMode() {
         return Objects.equals(System.getProperty("ctbrec.server.mode"), "1");
     }
+
+    public File getConfigDir() {
+        return configDir;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/ctbrec/io/CookieContainerJsonAdapter.java b/src/main/java/ctbrec/io/CookieContainerJsonAdapter.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9498e85d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/ctbrec/io/CookieContainerJsonAdapter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+package ctbrec.io;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map.Entry;
+
+import com.squareup.moshi.JsonAdapter;
+import com.squareup.moshi.JsonReader;
+import com.squareup.moshi.JsonReader.Token;
+import com.squareup.moshi.JsonWriter;
+
+import ctbrec.io.HttpClient.CookieContainer;
+import okhttp3.Cookie;
+
+public class CookieContainerJsonAdapter extends JsonAdapter<CookieContainer> {
+
+    private CookieJsonAdapter cookieAdapter = new CookieJsonAdapter();
+
+    @Override
+    public CookieContainer fromJson(JsonReader reader) throws IOException {
+        CookieContainer cookies = new CookieContainer();
+        reader.beginArray();
+        while(reader.hasNext()) {
+            reader.beginObject();
+            reader.nextName(); // "domain"
+            String domain = reader.nextString();
+            reader.nextName(); // "cookies"
+            reader.beginArray();
+            List<Cookie> cookieList = new ArrayList<>();
+            while(reader.hasNext()) {
+                Token token = reader.peek();
+                if(token == Token.END_ARRAY) {
+                    break;
+                }
+                Cookie cookie = cookieAdapter.fromJson(reader);
+                cookieList.add(cookie);
+            }
+            reader.endArray();
+            reader.endObject();
+            cookies.put(domain, cookieList);
+        }
+        reader.endArray();
+        return cookies;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void toJson(JsonWriter writer, CookieContainer cookieContainer) throws IOException {
+        writer.beginArray();
+        for (Entry<String, List<Cookie>> entry : cookieContainer.entrySet()) {
+            writer.beginObject();
+            writer.name("domain").value(entry.getKey());
+            writer.name("cookies");
+            writer.beginArray();
+            for (Cookie cookie : entry.getValue()) {
+                cookieAdapter.toJson(writer, cookie);
+            }
+            writer.endArray();
+            writer.endObject();
+        }
+        writer.endArray();
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/ctbrec/io/CookieJsonAdapter.java b/src/main/java/ctbrec/io/CookieJsonAdapter.java
index c94df9b6..fa549814 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ctbrec/io/CookieJsonAdapter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ctbrec/io/CookieJsonAdapter.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ public class CookieJsonAdapter extends JsonAdapter<Cookie> {
 
     @Override
     public Cookie fromJson(JsonReader reader) throws IOException {
+        reader.beginObject();
         Builder builder = new Cookie.Builder();
         // domain
         reader.nextName();
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ public class CookieJsonAdapter extends JsonAdapter<Cookie> {
         reader.nextName();
         builder.value(reader.nextString());
 
+        reader.endObject();
         return builder.build();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/ctbrec/io/HttpClient.java b/src/main/java/ctbrec/io/HttpClient.java
index 843d65a4..f1afed9b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ctbrec/io/HttpClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ctbrec/io/HttpClient.java
@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
 package ctbrec.io;
 
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileOutputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.Authenticator;
 import java.net.PasswordAuthentication;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Map.Entry;
+import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
@@ -105,6 +111,7 @@ public abstract class HttpClient {
 
     public void reconfigure() {
         loadProxySettings();
+        loadCookies();
         Builder builder = new OkHttpClient.Builder()
                 .cookieJar(cookieJar)
                 .connectTimeout(Config.getInstance().getSettings().httpTimeout, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
@@ -132,16 +139,54 @@ public abstract class HttpClient {
 
     private void persistCookies() {
         try {
-            Map<String, List<Cookie>> cookies = cookieJar.getCookies();
-            Moshi moshi = new Moshi.Builder().add(Cookie.class, new CookieJsonAdapter()).build();
-            @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
-            JsonAdapter<Map> adapter = moshi.adapter(Map.class).indent("  ");
+            CookieContainer cookies = new CookieContainer();
+            cookies.putAll(cookieJar.getCookies());
+            Moshi moshi = new Moshi.Builder()
+                    .add(CookieContainer.class, new CookieContainerJsonAdapter())
+                    .build();
+            JsonAdapter<CookieContainer> adapter = moshi.adapter(CookieContainer.class).indent("  ");
             String json = adapter.toJson(cookies);
+
+            File cookieFile = new File(Config.getInstance().getConfigDir(), "cookies-" + name + ".json");
+            try(FileOutputStream fout = new FileOutputStream(cookieFile)) {
+                fout.write(json.getBytes("utf-8"));
+            }
         } catch (Exception e) {
             LOG.error("Couldn't persist cookies for {}", name, e);
         }
     }
 
+    @SuppressWarnings({ "unchecked", "rawtypes" })
+    private void loadCookies() {
+        try {
+            File cookieFile = new File(Config.getInstance().getConfigDir(), "cookies-" + name + ".json");
+            if(!cookieFile.exists()) {
+                return;
+            }
+            byte[] jsonBytes = Files.readAllBytes(cookieFile.toPath());
+            String json = new String(jsonBytes, "utf-8");
+
+            Map<String, List<Cookie>> cookies = cookieJar.getCookies();
+            Moshi moshi = new Moshi.Builder()
+                    .add(CookieContainer.class, new CookieContainerJsonAdapter())
+                    .build();
+            JsonAdapter<CookieContainer> adapter = moshi.adapter(CookieContainer.class).indent("  ");
+            CookieContainer fromJson = adapter.fromJson(json);
+            Set entries = fromJson.entrySet();
+            for (Object _entry : entries) {
+                Entry entry = (Entry) _entry;
+                cookies.put((String)entry.getKey(), (List<Cookie>)entry.getValue());
+            }
+
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            LOG.error("Couldn't load cookies for {}", name, e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static class CookieContainer extends HashMap<String, List<Cookie>> {
+
+    }
+
     private okhttp3.Authenticator createHttpProxyAuthenticator(String username, String password) {
         return new okhttp3.Authenticator() {
             @Override