diff --git a/common/src/main/java/stirling/software/common/util/PdfErrorUtils.java b/common/src/main/java/stirling/software/common/util/PdfErrorUtils.java
index c67e2a4ec..aeda114c9 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/stirling/software/common/util/PdfErrorUtils.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/stirling/software/common/util/PdfErrorUtils.java
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ public class PdfErrorUtils {
                 || message.contains("Invalid dictionary, found:")
                 || message.contains("AES initialization vector not fully read")
                 || message.contains("BadPaddingException")
-                || message.contains("Given final block not properly padded");
+                || message.contains("Given final block not properly padded")
+                || message.contains("End-of-File, expected line");
     }
 }
diff --git a/stirling-pdf/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/controller/api/SplitPDFController.java b/stirling-pdf/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/controller/api/SplitPDFController.java
index 3438a8789..f2425ac9a 100644
--- a/stirling-pdf/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/controller/api/SplitPDFController.java
+++ b/stirling-pdf/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/controller/api/SplitPDFController.java
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public class SplitPDFController {
                 pageNumbers.add(totalPages - 1);
             }
 
-            log.info(
+            log.debug(
                     "Splitting PDF into pages: {}",
                     pageNumbers.stream().map(String::valueOf).collect(Collectors.joining(",")));
 
diff --git a/stirling-pdf/src/main/resources/static/js/fileInput.js b/stirling-pdf/src/main/resources/static/js/fileInput.js
index 4c78f176e..b728792f1 100644
--- a/stirling-pdf/src/main/resources/static/js/fileInput.js
+++ b/stirling-pdf/src/main/resources/static/js/fileInput.js
@@ -226,7 +226,8 @@ function setupFileInput(chooser) {
 
         try {
           const { isEncrypted, requiresPassword } = await decryptFile.checkFileEncrypted(file);
-          if (file.type === 'application/pdf' && isEncrypted) {
+          if (file.type === 'application/pdf' && isEncrypted && 
+              !window.location.pathname.includes('remove-password')) {
             decryptedFile = await decryptFile.decryptFile(file, requiresPassword);
             if (!decryptedFile) throw new Error('File decryption failed.');
           }