diff --git a/init.rb b/init.rb
index a8c583f..046d7a9 100644
--- a/init.rb
+++ b/init.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Redmine::Plugin.register :redmine_mattermost do
 	url 'https://github.com/altsol/redmine_mattermost'
 	author_url 'http://altsol.gr'
 	description 'Mattermost chat integration'
-	version '0.4'
+	version '0.5'
 
 	requires_redmine :version_or_higher => '2.0.0'
 
diff --git a/lib/redmine_mattermost/listener.rb b/lib/redmine_mattermost/listener.rb
index c46510e..cda8d39 100644
--- a/lib/redmine_mattermost/listener.rb
+++ b/lib/redmine_mattermost/listener.rb
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ class MattermostListener < Redmine::Hook::Listener
 
 		return unless channel and url and Setting.plugin_redmine_mattermost[:post_updates] == '1'
 		return if issue.is_private?
+		return if journal.private_notes?
 
 		msg = "[#{escape issue.project}] #{escape journal.user.to_s} updated <#{object_url issue}|#{escape issue}>#{mentions journal.notes}"