diff --git a/server-api/src/main.rs b/server-api/src/main.rs
index c79a3ac..15e048f 100644
--- a/server-api/src/main.rs
+++ b/server-api/src/main.rs
@@ -211,21 +211,26 @@ OPTIONS:
         let owner_secret = auth::generate_secret();
         // creation of owner should just dump straight to stdout since this fires
         // from a commandline parameter anyway
-        match db::member::Member::add(&p, "owner sama uwu", &owner_secret,  perms::OWNER).await {
-            Ok(response) => {
-                match response {
-                    db::Response::Row(owner) => 
-                        println!("{}", serde_json::to_string(&owner).expect("SQL query passed but serde couldn't parse the data for some reason")),
-                    db::Response::Empty => {
-                        eprintln!("SQL server failed to return owner data, check configs and also the members table to make sure there's nothing there by accident");
-                    },
-                    _ => {}
-                };
-            },
-            Err(_) => {
-                eprintln!("Could not communicate with the SQL server, check your configs!");
+        if let Ok(enc_secret) = auth::encrypt_secret(&owner_secret) {
+            match db::member::Member::add(&p, owner_name, &enc_secret,  perms::OWNER).await {
+                Ok(response) => {
+                    match response {
+                        db::Response::Row(owner) => 
+                            println!("{}", serde_json::to_string(&owner).expect("SQL query passed but serde couldn't parse the data for some reason")),
+                        db::Response::Empty => {
+                            eprintln!("SQL server failed to return owner data, check configs and also the members table to make sure there's nothing there by accident");
+                        },
+                        _ => {}
+                    };
+                },
+                Err(_) => {
+                    eprintln!("Could not communicate with the SQL server, check your configs!");
+                }
             }
         }
+        else {
+            eprintln!("Could not generate a proper secret");
+        }
         //println!("{}", serde_json::to_string(&owner).unwrap());
         p.disconnect();
     }