diff --git a/src/boot/after_store.js b/src/boot/after_store.js
index 226b67d8..cbe0c330 100644
--- a/src/boot/after_store.js
+++ b/src/boot/after_store.js
@@ -218,6 +218,9 @@ const getNodeInfo = async ({ store }) => {
       store.dispatch('setInstanceOption', { name: 'backendVersion', value: software.version })
       store.dispatch('setInstanceOption', { name: 'pleromaBackend', value: software.name === 'pleroma' })
 
+      const priv = metadata.private
+      store.dispatch('setInstanceOption', { name: 'private', value: priv })
+
       const frontendVersion = window.___pleromafe_commit_hash
       store.dispatch('setInstanceOption', { name: 'frontendVersion', value: frontendVersion })
       store.dispatch('setInstanceOption', { name: 'tagPolicyAvailable', value: metadata.federation.mrf_policies.includes('TagPolicy') })