diff --git a/backend.py b/backend.py
index e84f4c5..96eb23a 100644
--- a/backend.py
+++ b/backend.py
@@ -8,12 +8,17 @@ import subprocess
 import os
 
 from logger import setup_logger
-from config import TMP_DIR, MAIN_LOOP_SLEEP_TIME, INGEST_DIR, CUSTOM_SCRIPT
+from config import TMP_DIR, MAIN_LOOP_SLEEP_TIME, INGEST_DIR, CUSTOM_SCRIPT, USE_BOOK_TITLE
 from models import book_queue, BookInfo, QueueStatus, SearchFilters
 import book_manager
 
 logger = setup_logger(__name__)
 
+def _sanitize_filename(filename: str) -> str:
+    """Sanitize a filename by replacing spaces with underscores and removing invalid characters."""
+    keepcharacters = (' ','.','_')
+    return "".join(c for c in filename if c.isalnum() or c in keepcharacters).rstrip()
+
 def search_books(query: str, filters: SearchFilters) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
     """Search for books matching the query.
     
@@ -114,7 +119,13 @@ def _download_book(book_id: str) -> bool:
     """
     try:
         book_info = book_queue._book_data[book_id]
-        book_path = TMP_DIR / f"{book_id}.{book_info.format}"
+
+        if USE_BOOK_TITLE:
+            book_name = _sanitize_filename(book_info.title)
+        else:
+            book_name = book_id
+        book_name += f".{book_info.format}"
+        book_path = TMP_DIR / book_name
 
         success = book_manager.download_book(book_info, book_path)
         if not success:
@@ -124,7 +135,7 @@ def _download_book(book_id: str) -> bool:
             logger.info(f"Running custom script: {CUSTOM_SCRIPT}")
             subprocess.run([CUSTOM_SCRIPT, book_path])
 
-        final_path = INGEST_DIR /  f"{book_id}.{book_info.format}"
+        final_path = INGEST_DIR /  book_name
         
         if os.path.exists(book_path):
             shutil.move(book_path, final_path)
diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
index a462d69..09850ca 100644
--- a/config.py
+++ b/config.py
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ TMP_DIR = Path(os.getenv("TMP_DIR", "/tmp/cwa-book-downloader"))
 INGEST_DIR = Path(os.getenv("INGEST_DIR", "/cwa-book-ingest"))
 STATUS_TIMEOUT = int(os.getenv("STATUS_TIMEOUT", 3600))
 
+USE_BOOK_TITLE = os.getenv("USE_BOOK_TITLE", "false").lower() in ["true", "yes", "1", "y"]
+
 # Create necessary directories
 TMP_DIR.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
 LOG_DIR.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
diff --git a/docker-compose.dev.yml b/docker-compose.dev.yml
index 19b731b..b5dd979 100644
--- a/docker-compose.dev.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.dev.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ services:
       FLASK_PORT: 8084
       FLASK_DEBUG: false
       BOOK_LANGUAGE: en
+      USE_BOOK_TITLE: true
     ports:
       - 8084:8084
     restart: unless-stopped
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 6d9c839..d328029 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ If logging is enabld, log folder default location is `/var/log/cwa-book-download
 | `SUPPORTED_FORMATS`    | Supported book formats                                    | `epub,mobi,azw3,fb2,djvu,cbz,cbr` |
 | `BOOK_LANGUAGE`        | Preferred language for books                              | `en`                              |
 | `AA_DONATOR_KEY`       | Optional Donator key for Anna's Archive fast download API | ``                                |
+| `USE_BOOK_TITLE`       | Use book title as filename instead of ID                  | `false`                           |
 
 If you change `BOOK_LANGUAGE`, you can add multiple comma separated languages, such as `en,fr,ru` etc.