diff --git a/src/initcpio.rs b/src/initcpio.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e7e979
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/initcpio.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+use std::fmt::Write;
+
+pub struct Initcpio {
+    encrypted: bool,
+}
+
+impl Initcpio {
+    pub fn new(encrypted: bool) -> Self {
+        Self { encrypted }
+    }
+
+    pub fn to_config(&self) -> String {
+        let mut output = String::from(
+            "MODULES=()
+BINARIES=()
+FILES=()
+HOOKS=(base udev keyboard consolefont block ",
+        );
+
+        if self.encrypted {
+            output.write_str("encrypt ").unwrap();
+        }
+
+        output.write_str("filesystems keyboard fsck)\n").unwrap();
+
+        output
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 7ca7917..f785e1d 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 mod args;
 mod error;
+mod initcpio;
 mod presets;
 mod process;
 mod storage;
@@ -30,11 +31,6 @@ use tempfile::tempdir;
 const BOOT_PARTITION_INDEX: u8 = 1;
 const ROOT_PARTITION_INDEX: u8 = 3;
 
-static MKINITCPIO: &'static str = "MODULES=()
-BINARIES=()
-FILES=()
-HOOKS=(base udev keyboard consolefont block encrypt filesystems keyboard fsck)";
-
 static JOURNALD_CONF: &'static str = "
 [Journal]
 Storage=volatile
@@ -313,8 +309,11 @@ fn create(command: CreateCommand, running: Arc<AtomicBool>) -> Result<(), Error>
         .run(ErrorKind::Locale)?;
 
     info!("Generating initramfs");
-    fs::write(mount_point.path().join("etc/mkinitcpio.conf"), MKINITCPIO)
-        .context(ErrorKind::Initramfs)?;
+    fs::write(
+        mount_point.path().join("etc/mkinitcpio.conf"),
+        initcpio::Initcpio::new(encrypted_root.is_some()).to_config(),
+    )
+    .context(ErrorKind::Initramfs)?;
     arch_chroot
         .execute()
         .arg(mount_point.path())