diff --git a/R/conn.R b/R/conn.R
index 3d21731a..6f92d608 100644
--- a/R/conn.R
+++ b/R/conn.R
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ neuprint_connection <- function(server=NULL, token=NULL, dataset=NULL,
   # we will always add one in our calls
   neuprint_server <- remove_trailing_slash(neuprint_server)
   # Set a default token if none specified
-  neuprint_token <- if(is.null(token)) unlist(getenvoroption("token")) else token
+  neuprint_token <- if(is.null(token) || !nzchar(token)) unlist(getenvoroption("token")) else token
   # collect any curl options defined as environment variables
   config=neuprint_curl_options(config)
   conn=list(server = neuprint_server, token = neuprint_token, config=config,
diff --git a/inst/images/neuprint-favicon-196x196.png b/inst/images/neuprint-favicon-196x196.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0d68c89d
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diff --git a/inst/rstudio/connections.dcf b/inst/rstudio/connections.dcf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..97453c1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inst/rstudio/connections.dcf
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Name: Janelia-Neuprint
+HelpUrl: https://github.com/natverse/neuprintr?tab=readme-ov-file#authentication
+Icon: images/neuprint-favicon-196x196.png
diff --git a/inst/rstudio/connections/Janelia-Neuprint.R b/inst/rstudio/connections/Janelia-Neuprint.R
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..34c4b8d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inst/rstudio/connections/Janelia-Neuprint.R
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+library(neuprintr)
+
+connspec <- neuprintr::neuprint_connection(
+  server="${1:Server=https$colon$//neuprint.janelia.org}",
+  token = "${2:Neuprint Token=}",
+  dataset = "${3:Dataset=hemibrain$colon$v1.2.1}"
+)
+if(!nzchar(connspec$token)) {
+  connspec$token=neuprintr:::getenvoroption('token')[[1]]
+  if(is.null(connspec$token))
+    stop("Sorry you must either specify your neuprint token directly\n",
+         "or set the NEUPRINT_TOKEN environment variable!")
+}
+
+conn <- neuprintr::neuprint_login(connspec)