diff --git a/app/Jobs/StatusPipeline/StatusActivityPubDeliver.php b/app/Jobs/StatusPipeline/StatusActivityPubDeliver.php
index 9f75db0b1..06f22a85d 100644
--- a/app/Jobs/StatusPipeline/StatusActivityPubDeliver.php
+++ b/app/Jobs/StatusPipeline/StatusActivityPubDeliver.php
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class StatusActivityPubDeliver implements ShouldQueue
 
         $audience = $status->profile->getAudienceInbox();
 
-        if(empty($audience)) {
+        if(empty($audience) || $status->visibility != 'public') {
             // Return on profiles with no remote followers
             return;
         }