diff --git a/ext/libcal.py b/ext/libcal.py
index 6d9b8c2..97a6497 100644
--- a/ext/libcal.py
+++ b/ext/libcal.py
@@ -15,17 +15,19 @@ from lib.ocr import get_room_data, NoMatchException
 plugin = lightbulb.Plugin("LibCal")
 config = load_config()
 
+
 def add_rooms_to_embed(room_list: list[Room], embed: hikari.Embed):
     for room in room_list:
         embed.add_field(room.get_time_str(), room.number)
 
+
 class BookingConfirmationView(miru.View):
-    def __init__(self, *, timeout: Optional[float] = 120, autodefer: bool = True, room_list: list[Room] = [], image: Resource | None = None) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, *, timeout: Optional[float] = 120, autodefer: bool = True,
+                 room_list: list[Room] = [], image: Resource | None = None, private: bool = False
+                 ) -> None:
         self.room_list = room_list
-        if image is not None:
-            self.image = image
-        else:
-            self.image = None
+        self.image = image
+        self.private = private
         super().__init__(timeout=timeout, autodefer=autodefer)
 
     @miru.button(label="Yes", style=hikari.ButtonStyle.SUCCESS)
@@ -33,25 +35,31 @@ class BookingConfirmationView(miru.View):
         gcal = GoogleCalendarAPI()
         for room in self.room_list:
             await gcal.create_event(room.number, room.start_time, room.end_time)
-            embed = hikari.Embed(title="Rooms Booked!")
-            add_rooms_to_embed(self.room_list, embed)
-            await ctx.edit_response(embed=embed, components=[])
+        embed = hikari.Embed(title="Rooms Booked!")
+        add_rooms_to_embed(self.room_list, embed)
+        await ctx.edit_response(embed=embed, components=[])
 
-            thread_embed = hikari.Embed(title="Rooms were booked!")
-            thread_embed.set_author(name=ctx.user.username, icon=ctx.user.avatar_url)
+        thread_embed = hikari.Embed(title="Rooms were booked!")
+        thread_embed.set_author(
+            name=ctx.user.username, icon=ctx.user.avatar_url)
+        if not self.private:
             thread_embed.set_image(self.image)
-            add_rooms_to_embed(self.room_list, thread_embed)
-            await ctx.app.rest.create_message(config.discord_study_room_thread, embed=thread_embed)
+        add_rooms_to_embed(self.room_list, thread_embed)
+        await ctx.app.rest.create_message(config.discord_study_room_thread, embed=thread_embed)
         self.stop()
 
     @miru.button(label="No", style=hikari.ButtonStyle.DANGER)
     async def cancel_button(self, button: miru.Button, ctx: miru.Context) -> None:
         embed = hikari.Embed(title="Aborted!")
+        add_rooms_to_embed(self.room_list, embed)
+        embed.set_image(self.image)
         await ctx.edit_response(embed=embed, components=[])
         self.stop()
 
+
 @plugin.command
 @lightbulb.option("img", "image to check for events", type=hikari.Attachment, required=True)
+@lightbulb.option("private", "if private, the bot will not share confirmation e-mails.", type=bool, default=False)
 @lightbulb.command("book", "add room bookings to Google Calendar", ephemeral=True)
 @lightbulb.implements(lightbulb.SlashCommand)
 async def book(ctx: lightbulb.Context) -> None:
@@ -70,7 +78,8 @@ async def book(ctx: lightbulb.Context) -> None:
 async def book_error_handler(event: lightbulb.CommandErrorEvent):
     print("ERROR TYPE:", type(event.exception))
     if isinstance(event.exception.__cause__, NoMatchException):
-        embed = hikari.Embed(title="Huh, I can't read that", description="Could you try another picture?")
+        embed = hikari.Embed(title="Huh, I can't read that",
+                             description="Could you try another picture?")
         await event.context.respond(embed=embed)
     else:
         embed = hikari.Embed(