diff --git a/src/litdata/streaming/writer.py b/src/litdata/streaming/writer.py
index 6c30c7e8..656c0a22 100644
--- a/src/litdata/streaming/writer.py
+++ b/src/litdata/streaming/writer.py
@@ -147,9 +147,7 @@ def get_config(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
             "chunk_bytes": self._chunk_bytes,
             "data_format": self._data_format,
             "data_spec": treespec_dumps(self._data_spec) if self._data_spec else None,
-            "encryption": {"algorithm": self._encryption.algorithm, "level": self._encryption.level}
-            if self._encryption
-            else None,
+            "encryption": self._encryption.state_dict() if self._encryption else None,
         }
 
     def serialize(self, items: Any) -> Tuple[bytes, Optional[int]]:
diff --git a/src/litdata/utilities/encryption.py b/src/litdata/utilities/encryption.py
index 4f99d922..1918e936 100644
--- a/src/litdata/utilities/encryption.py
+++ b/src/litdata/utilities/encryption.py
@@ -99,13 +99,14 @@ def decrypt(self, data: bytes) -> bytes:
     def state_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         return {
             "algorithm": self.algorithm,
-            "salt": base64.urlsafe_b64encode(self.salt).decode("utf-8"),
             "level": self.level,
         }
 
     def save(self, file_path: str) -> None:
+        state = self.state_dict()
+        state["salt"] = base64.urlsafe_b64encode(self.salt).decode("utf-8")
         with open(file_path, "wb") as file:
-            file.write(json.dumps(self.state_dict()).encode("utf-8"))
+            file.write(json.dumps(state).encode("utf-8"))
 
     @classmethod
     def load(cls, file_path: str, password: str) -> "FernetEncryption":