diff --git a/app/views/repositories/edit.json.jbuilder b/app/views/repositories/edit.json.jbuilder
index e7df31fd5..8bae4b93c 100644
--- a/app/views/repositories/edit.json.jbuilder
+++ b/app/views/repositories/edit.json.jbuilder
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ json.project_identifier @project.identifier
 json.project_description @project.description
 json.project_category_id @project.project_category_id
 json.project_language_id @project.project_language_id
-json.private @hidden
+json.private !@project.is_public