diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 04ffda8..2fc50da 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ const generateOllamaRequest = async (
       striptags(notification.status.content).includes("!prompt") &&
       !notification.status.account.bot && // sanity check, sort of
       notification.type === "mention" &&
-      notification.status.visibility === "public" // for safety, let's only respond to public messages
+      notification.status.visibility !== "private" // for safety, let's only respond to public messages
     ) {
       if (whitelistOnly && !isFromWhitelistedDomain(notification)) {
         return;