diff --git a/cloakify.py b/cloakify.py
index e87774f..7f9a577 100644
--- a/cloakify.py
+++ b/cloakify.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
+#!/usr/bin/env python
 # 
 # Filename:  cloakify.py 
 #
@@ -35,30 +35,23 @@
 # Current Limitations (to be fixed in future development):
 #
 # 	- Vulnerable to frequency analysis attacks
-#	- Creates temporary Base64 file in local directory and deletes when finished,
-#	  but does not do "secure delete" (potential digital forensics trail)
 
-import os, sys, getopt, base64
+from __future__ import division, absolute_import, with_statement, print_function, unicode_literals
+import sys
+import base64
 
 array64 = list("abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789/+=")
-payloadB64 = "payloadB64.txt";
 
-if ( len(sys.argv) != 3 ):
-	print "usage: cloakify.py <payloadFilename> <cipherFilename>"
-	exit
+if len(sys.argv) != 3:
+	print("usage: cloakify.py <payloadFilename> <cipherFilename>")
+	exit()
 
 else:
-	base64.encode( open( sys.argv[1] ), open( payloadB64, "w" ))
+	payloadCloaked = base64.b64encode(open(sys.argv[1], 'rb').read()).decode('utf-8')
 
-	with open( payloadB64 ) as file:
-    		payloadCloaked = file.read()
-
-	with open( sys.argv[2]) as file:
-    		arrayCipher = file.readlines()
+	with open(sys.argv[2]) as file:
+		arrayCipher = file.readlines()
 
 	for char in payloadCloaked:
 		if char != '\n':
-			print arrayCipher[ array64.index(char) ],
-
-	if os.path.exists( payloadB64 ):
-    		os.remove( payloadB64 )
+			print(arrayCipher[array64.index(char)], end='')
diff --git a/decloakify.py b/decloakify.py
index 3d778cd..97fccef 100644
--- a/decloakify.py
+++ b/decloakify.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
+#!/usr/bin/env python
 #
 # Filename:  decloakify.py
 #
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 # against human analysts and their workflows. Bonus Feature: Defeats signature-based 
 # malware detection tools (cloak your other tools).
 #
-# Description:  Decodes the output of cloakify.py into its underlying Base64 format, 
-# then does Base64 decoding to unpack the cloaked payload file. Requires the use of the 
+# Description:  Decodes the output of cloakify.py into its underlying Base64 format,
+# then does Base64 decoding to unpack the cloaked payload file. Requires the use of the
 # same cipher that was used to cloak the file prior to exfitration, of course.
 #
 # Prepackaged ciphers include: lists of desserts in English, Arabic, Thai, Russian, 
@@ -24,25 +24,26 @@
 #
 #   $ ./decloakify.py cloakedPayload.txt ciphers/desserts.ciph 
 
-
-import sys, getopt, base64
+from __future__ import division, absolute_import, with_statement, print_function, unicode_literals
+import sys
+import base64
 
 array64 = list("abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789/+=")
 
-if ( len(sys.argv) != 3 ):
-	print "usage: decloakify.py <cloakedFilename> <cipherFilename>"
-	exit
+if len(sys.argv) != 3:
+	print("usage: decloakify.py <cloakedFilename> <cipherFilename>")
+	exit()
 
 else:
-	with open( sys.argv[1]) as file:
-    		listExfiltrated = file.readlines()
+	with open(sys.argv[1]) as file:
+		listExfiltrated = file.readlines()
 
-	with open( sys.argv[2]) as file:
-    		arrayCipher = file.readlines()
+	with open(sys.argv[2]) as file:
+		arrayCipher = file.readlines()
 
 	clear64 = ""
 
 	for word in listExfiltrated:
-		clear64 +=  array64[ arrayCipher.index(word) ]
+		clear64 += array64[arrayCipher.index(word)]
 
-	print base64.b64decode( clear64 )
+	print(base64.b64decode(clear64).decode('utf-8'))