diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9e2a13c..4c822e6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ Books without Borders has got your back!
 - The `/migrateBooks` command allows for easy fixing of old book naming, changing the title author separator (the
   default changed from `,` to `¤`, as a comma is a natural character to use in a title), or updating books saved as txt
   to yml.
-- Note that if real encryption is enabled, migrating the books will store them unencrypted (like they used to before
-  real encryption was implemented) afterward.
 
 ### Book formatting
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/config/translation/Translatable.java b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/config/translation/Translatable.java
index ff33580..396a098 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/config/translation/Translatable.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/config/translation/Translatable.java
@@ -307,6 +307,11 @@ public enum Translatable implements TranslatableMessage {
      * The error displayed when attempting to change a book's title with a title that's too long
      */
     ERROR_TITLE_LENGTH,
+
+    /**
+     * The error displayed when attempting to encrypt a book that has an existing encrypted file
+     */
+    ERROR_ENCRYPT_ALREADY_SAVED,
     ;
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/container/EncryptedBook.java b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/container/EncryptedBook.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b38a01c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/container/EncryptedBook.java
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package net.knarcraft.bookswithoutborders.container;
+
+import net.knarcraft.bookswithoutborders.encryption.AESConfiguration;
+import net.knarcraft.bookswithoutborders.encryption.EncryptionStyle;
+import org.bukkit.inventory.meta.BookMeta;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * A representation of an encrypted book
+ *
+ * @param bookMeta         <p>The book's book meta</p>
+ * @param encryptionStyle  <p>The book's encryption style</p>
+ * @param encryptionKey    <p>The book's encryption key, or null if admin decrypt is forbidden</p>
+ * @param data             <p>The encrypted pages of the book</p>
+ * @param aesConfiguration <p>The AES configuration for the book, or null if not AES encrypted</p>
+ */
+public record EncryptedBook(@NotNull BookMeta bookMeta, @NotNull EncryptionStyle encryptionStyle,
+                            @NotNull String encryptionKey, @NotNull List<String> data,
+                            @Nullable AESConfiguration aesConfiguration) {
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/thread/MigrationQueueThread.java b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/thread/MigrationQueueThread.java
index 4fef364..9291640 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/thread/MigrationQueueThread.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/thread/MigrationQueueThread.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package net.knarcraft.bookswithoutborders.thread;
 
 import net.knarcraft.bookswithoutborders.BooksWithoutBorders;
+import net.knarcraft.bookswithoutborders.container.EncryptedBook;
 import net.knarcraft.bookswithoutborders.container.MigrationRequest;
 import net.knarcraft.bookswithoutborders.utility.BookFileHelper;
 import net.knarcraft.bookswithoutborders.utility.BookHelper;
@@ -89,12 +90,17 @@ public class MigrationQueueThread implements Runnable {
         if (bookMeta == null) {
             return false;
         }
+        String slash = BooksWithoutBorders.getConfiguration().getSlash();
 
-        BookMeta loadedBook;
+        EncryptedBook encryptedBook = null;
+        BookMeta loadedBook = null;
         String extension = BookFileHelper.getExtensionFromPath(file.getName());
-        if (extension.equalsIgnoreCase("yml")) {
-            loadedBook = BookToFromTextHelper.encryptedBookFromYml(file, bookMeta, "", true);
-        } else if (extension.equalsIgnoreCase("txt")) {
+        if (file.getAbsolutePath().contains("Books" + slash + "Encrypted")) {
+            encryptedBook = BookToFromTextHelper.encryptedBookFromYml(file, bookMeta, "", true);
+            if (encryptedBook != null) {
+                loadedBook = encryptedBook.bookMeta();
+            }
+        } else if (extension.equalsIgnoreCase("txt") || extension.equalsIgnoreCase("yml")) {
             loadedBook = BookToFromTextHelper.bookFromFile(file, bookMeta);
         } else {
             BooksWithoutBorders.log(Level.WARNING, "File with unexpected extension " + extension + " encountered!");
@@ -102,7 +108,7 @@ public class MigrationQueueThread implements Runnable {
         }
 
         if (loadedBook == null) {
-            BooksWithoutBorders.log(Level.SEVERE, "Unable to load book: " + file.getName());
+            BooksWithoutBorders.log(Level.SEVERE, "Unable to load book: " + file.getAbsolutePath());
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -125,8 +131,13 @@ public class MigrationQueueThread implements Runnable {
                 newName = "[" + key + "]" + newName;
             }
 
-            return saveBook(file.getParentFile(), newName, loadedBook, file);
-        } catch (IllegalArgumentException exception) {
+            if (encryptedBook != null) {
+                BookToFromTextHelper.encryptedBookToYml(file.getParentFile().getAbsolutePath(), newName, encryptedBook);
+            } else {
+                BookToFromTextHelper.bookToYml(file.getParentFile().getAbsolutePath(), newName, bookMeta);
+            }
+            return deleteBook(file.getParentFile(), newName, file);
+        } catch (IllegalArgumentException | IOException exception) {
             BooksWithoutBorders.sendErrorMessage(player, "Failed to migrate book: " + file.getName() + " Cause:");
             BooksWithoutBorders.sendErrorMessage(player, exception.getMessage());
             return false;
@@ -134,25 +145,19 @@ public class MigrationQueueThread implements Runnable {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Saves a migrated book
+     * Deletes a migrated book, if the file path changed
      *
-     * @param parent   <p>The parent folder the file belongs to</p>
-     * @param newName  <p>The new name of the file</p>
-     * @param bookMeta <p>The metadata of the book to migrate</p>
-     * @param oldFile  <p>The old file path, in case it should be deleted</p>
+     * @param parent  <p>The parent folder the file belongs to</p>
+     * @param newName <p>The new name of the file</p>
+     * @param oldFile <p>The old file path, in case it should be deleted</p>
      * @return <p>True if successfully saved</p>
      */
-    private boolean saveBook(@NotNull File parent, @NotNull String newName, @NotNull BookMeta bookMeta,
-                             @NotNull File oldFile) {
-        try {
-            BookToFromTextHelper.bookToYml(parent.getAbsolutePath(), newName, bookMeta);
-            if (!oldFile.getAbsolutePath().equalsIgnoreCase(new File(parent, newName + ".yml").getAbsolutePath())) {
-                return oldFile.delete();
-            }
+    private boolean deleteBook(@NotNull File parent, @NotNull String newName,
+                               @NotNull File oldFile) {
+        if (!oldFile.getAbsolutePath().equalsIgnoreCase(new File(parent, newName + ".yml").getAbsolutePath())) {
+            return oldFile.delete();
+        } else {
             return true;
-        } catch (IOException exception) {
-            BooksWithoutBorders.log(Level.SEVERE, "Failed to save migrated book: " + newName);
-            return false;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/utility/BookFileHelper.java b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/utility/BookFileHelper.java
index cf1cb39..c429588 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/utility/BookFileHelper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/utility/BookFileHelper.java
@@ -198,6 +198,8 @@ public final class BookFileHelper {
         String stripped = stripExtensionFromPath(path);
         if (stripped.contains(separator)) {
             return stripped.split(separator)[0];
+        } else if (stripped.contains(",")) {
+            return stripped.split(",")[0];
         } else {
             return stripped;
         }
@@ -215,6 +217,8 @@ public final class BookFileHelper {
         String stripped = stripExtensionFromPath(path);
         if (stripped.contains(separator)) {
             return stripped.split(separator)[1];
+        } else if (stripped.contains(",")) {
+            return stripped.split(",")[1];
         } else {
             return BooksWithoutBorders.getStringFormatter().getUnFormattedColoredMessage(Formatting.NEUTRAL_UNKNOWN_AUTHOR);
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/utility/BookLoader.java b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/utility/BookLoader.java
index 54ea3d6..f36d510 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/utility/BookLoader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/utility/BookLoader.java
@@ -140,7 +140,6 @@ public final class BookLoader {
         BookHelper.increaseGeneration(book);
         book.setAmount(numCopies);
 
-
         if (!isSigned && book.getItemMeta() != null) {
             return BookHelper.unsignBook((BookMeta) book.getItemMeta(), book.getAmount());
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/utility/BookToFromTextHelper.java b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/utility/BookToFromTextHelper.java
index e86388b..3f6715d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/utility/BookToFromTextHelper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/utility/BookToFromTextHelper.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package net.knarcraft.bookswithoutborders.utility;
 import net.knarcraft.bookswithoutborders.BooksWithoutBorders;
 import net.knarcraft.bookswithoutborders.config.StaticMessage;
 import net.knarcraft.bookswithoutborders.config.translation.Formatting;
+import net.knarcraft.bookswithoutborders.container.EncryptedBook;
 import net.knarcraft.bookswithoutborders.encryption.AESConfiguration;
 import net.knarcraft.bookswithoutborders.encryption.EncryptionStyle;
 import net.knarcraft.knarlib.formatting.StringFormatter;
@@ -65,39 +66,43 @@ public final class BookToFromTextHelper {
     /**
      * Saves an encrypted book's contents to a .yml file
      *
-     * @param path         <p>The path of the folder to save to. Must end with a slash</p>
-     * @param fileName     <p>The name of the file to load to</p>
-     * @param bookMetadata <p>Metadata about the book to save</p>
+     * @param path          <p>The path of the folder to save to</p>
+     * @param fileName      <p>The name of the file to load to</p>
+     * @param encryptedBook <p>The encrypted book to save</p>
      * @throws IOException <p>If unable to save the book</p>
      */
-    public static void encryptedBookToYml(@NotNull String path, @NotNull String fileName, @NotNull BookMeta bookMetadata,
-                                          @NotNull EncryptionStyle encryptionStyle, @NotNull String encryptionKey,
-                                          @Nullable AESConfiguration aesConfiguration) throws IOException {
-        FileConfiguration bookYml = getBookConfiguration(bookMetadata);
+    public static void encryptedBookToYml(@NotNull String path, @NotNull String fileName,
+                                          @NotNull EncryptedBook encryptedBook) throws IOException {
+        FileConfiguration bookYml = getBookConfiguration(encryptedBook.bookMeta());
 
-        bookYml.set("Encryption.Style", encryptionStyle.toString());
-        bookYml.set("Encryption.Key", encryptionKey);
-        if (encryptionStyle == EncryptionStyle.AES) {
-            if (aesConfiguration == null) {
+        bookYml.set("Encryption.Style", encryptedBook.encryptionStyle().toString());
+        bookYml.set("Encryption.Key", encryptedBook.encryptionKey());
+        if (encryptedBook.encryptionStyle() == EncryptionStyle.AES) {
+            if (encryptedBook.aesConfiguration() == null) {
                 throw new IOException("Attempted to save AES encrypted book without supplying a configuration!");
             }
-            bookYml.set("Encryption.AES.IV", EncryptionHelper.bytesToHex(aesConfiguration.iv()));
-            bookYml.set("Encryption.AES.Salt", EncryptionHelper.bytesToHex(aesConfiguration.salt()));
+            bookYml.set("Encryption.AES.IV", EncryptionHelper.bytesToHex(encryptedBook.aesConfiguration().iv()));
+            bookYml.set("Encryption.AES.Salt", EncryptionHelper.bytesToHex(encryptedBook.aesConfiguration().salt()));
         }
 
-        List<String> encryptedPages = EncryptionHelper.encryptDecryptBookPages(bookMetadata, encryptionStyle,
-                aesConfiguration, encryptionKey, true);
-        if (encryptedPages == null || encryptedPages.isEmpty()) {
-            throw new IOException("Book encryption failed!");
+        // If data is non-empty, that means the book is already encrypted
+        if (!encryptedBook.data().isEmpty()) {
+            bookYml.set("Encryption.Data", encryptedBook.data());
+        } else {
+            List<String> encryptedPages = EncryptionHelper.encryptDecryptBookPages(encryptedBook.bookMeta(),
+                    encryptedBook.encryptionStyle(), encryptedBook.aesConfiguration(), encryptedBook.encryptionKey(), true);
+            if (encryptedPages == null || encryptedPages.isEmpty()) {
+                throw new IOException("Book encryption failed!");
+            }
+            bookYml.set("Encryption.Data", encryptedPages);
         }
-        bookYml.set("Encryption.Data", encryptedPages);
 
         // Make sure the plaintext cannot simply be seen in the file
         if (BooksWithoutBorders.getConfiguration().useRealEncryption()) {
             bookYml.set("Pages", null);
         }
 
-        bookYml.save(path + fileName + ".yml");
+        bookYml.save(new File(path, fileName + ".yml"));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -110,8 +115,8 @@ public final class BookToFromTextHelper {
      * @return <p>Metadata for the loaded book</p>
      */
     @Nullable
-    public static BookMeta encryptedBookFromYml(@NotNull File file, @NotNull BookMeta bookMetadata,
-                                                @NotNull String userKey, boolean forceDecrypt) {
+    public static EncryptedBook encryptedBookFromYml(@NotNull File file, @NotNull BookMeta bookMetadata,
+                                                     @NotNull String userKey, boolean forceDecrypt) {
         BookMeta meta;
 
         try {
@@ -123,25 +128,21 @@ public final class BookToFromTextHelper {
             return null;
         }
 
-        // If the plaintext is stored in the file, don't bother with real decryption
-        if (!meta.getPages().isEmpty()) {
-            return meta;
-        }
-
         FileConfiguration bookYml = YamlConfiguration.loadConfiguration(file);
+
+        // If key is blank, it's either not real encrypted, or admin decryption is disabled for the book
         userKey = EncryptionHelper.sha256(userKey);
         String realKey = bookYml.getString("Encryption.Key", "");
-        if (forceDecrypt) {
-            userKey = realKey;
-        }
-        if (!userKey.equals(realKey)) {
-            return null;
+        if (!realKey.isBlank()) {
+            if (forceDecrypt) {
+                userKey = realKey;
+            }
+            if (!userKey.equals(realKey)) {
+                return null;
+            }
         }
 
         List<String> data = bookYml.getStringList("Encryption.Data");
-        if (data.isEmpty()) {
-            return null;
-        }
 
         EncryptionStyle encryptionStyle = EncryptionStyle.getFromString(bookYml.getString("Encryption.Style",
                 EncryptionStyle.SUBSTITUTION.toString()));
@@ -153,15 +154,28 @@ public final class BookToFromTextHelper {
             aesConfiguration = new AESConfiguration(iv, salt, userKey);
         }
 
+        // If the plaintext is stored in the file, don't bother with real decryption
+        EncryptedBook encryptedBook = new EncryptedBook(meta, encryptionStyle, userKey, data, aesConfiguration);
+        if (!meta.getPages().isEmpty()) {
+            return encryptedBook;
+        }
+
+        // Neither plaintext nor cipher text is stored
+        if (data.isEmpty()) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        // Perform the actual AES decryption
         meta.setPages(data);
-        List<String> decryptedPages = EncryptionHelper.encryptDecryptBookPages(meta, encryptionStyle,
-                aesConfiguration, userKey, false);
+        List<String> decryptedPages = EncryptionHelper.encryptDecryptBookPages(meta, encryptionStyle, aesConfiguration,
+                userKey, false);
         if (decryptedPages != null && !decryptedPages.isEmpty()) {
             meta.setPages(decryptedPages);
         } else {
             return null;
         }
-        return meta;
+
+        return encryptedBook;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -260,7 +274,7 @@ public final class BookToFromTextHelper {
 
         //Update the metadata of the book with its new values
         bookMetadata.setAuthor(authorFromUUID(author));
-        bookMetadata.setTitle(title.substring(0, 32));
+        bookMetadata.setTitle(title.substring(0, Math.min(title.length(), 32)));
         bookMetadata.setPages(pages);
 
         return bookMetadata;
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/utility/EncryptionHelper.java b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/utility/EncryptionHelper.java
index 59da41a..b4d9d07 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/utility/EncryptionHelper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/utility/EncryptionHelper.java
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package net.knarcraft.bookswithoutborders.utility;
 import net.knarcraft.bookswithoutborders.BooksWithoutBorders;
 import net.knarcraft.bookswithoutborders.config.BwBConfig;
 import net.knarcraft.bookswithoutborders.config.StaticMessage;
+import net.knarcraft.bookswithoutborders.config.translation.Translatable;
+import net.knarcraft.bookswithoutborders.container.EncryptedBook;
 import net.knarcraft.bookswithoutborders.encryption.AES;
 import net.knarcraft.bookswithoutborders.encryption.AESConfiguration;
 import net.knarcraft.bookswithoutborders.encryption.EncryptionStyle;
@@ -273,9 +275,11 @@ public final class EncryptionHelper {
             return null;
         } else {
             try {
-                bookMetadata = BookToFromTextHelper.encryptedBookFromYml(file, bookMetadata, key, forceDecrypt);
-                if (bookMetadata == null) {
+                EncryptedBook book = BookToFromTextHelper.encryptedBookFromYml(file, bookMetadata, key, forceDecrypt);
+                if (book == null) {
                     throw new IllegalArgumentException();
+                } else {
+                    bookMetadata = book.bookMeta();
                 }
             } catch (Exception e) {
                 BooksWithoutBorders.sendErrorMessage(player, "Decryption failed!");
@@ -489,13 +493,15 @@ public final class EncryptionHelper {
         fileName = cleanString(fileName);
 
         //cancels saving if file is already encrypted
-        File file = new File(path + fileName + ".yml");
+        File file = new File(path, fileName + ".yml");
         if (file.isFile()) {
-            return true;
+            BooksWithoutBorders.getStringFormatter().displayErrorMessage(player, Translatable.ERROR_ENCRYPT_ALREADY_SAVED);
+            return false;
         }
 
         try {
-            BookToFromTextHelper.encryptedBookToYml(path, fileName, bookMetaData, encryptionStyle, key, aesConfiguration);
+            BookToFromTextHelper.encryptedBookToYml(path, fileName,
+                    new EncryptedBook(bookMetaData, encryptionStyle, key, new ArrayList<>(), aesConfiguration));
         } catch (IOException exception) {
             BooksWithoutBorders.sendErrorMessage(player, "Encryption failed!");
             return false;
diff --git a/src/main/resources/plugin.yml b/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
index f5d3e18..441e472 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
@@ -232,7 +232,6 @@ commands:
       All txt files will be converted to yml.
       All books will be re-saved, fixing any incorrect file-names, a changed title-author separator and files using
       underscores "_" instead of spaces.
-      Books encrypted using real encryption will have their decrypted contents show up in the file system.
     aliases:
       - bwbmigrate
     usage: /<command>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/strings.yml b/src/main/resources/strings.yml
index 5cb2569..5c8baa5 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/strings.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/strings.yml
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ en:
   ERROR_NO_ITEM: "You must be holding an item to use this command!"
   ERROR_TITLE_EMPTY: "You must specify the new title/display name to set!"
   ERROR_TITLE_LENGTH: "Book titles are capped at 32 characters!"
+  ERROR_ENCRYPT_ALREADY_SAVED: |
+    An encrypted version of this book is already saved.
+    Please decrypt your previously encrypted copy first.
   # ---------------------------------- #
   # Custom formatting for some output  #
   # ---------------------------------- #