1 files changed, 12 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/app.js b/lib/app.js
index 3847247..0cc2702 100644
--- a/lib/app.js
+++ b/lib/app.js
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ App.prototype.publishMayRedirect = function (content, cb) {
         redirectBase: this.baseUrl + '/'
       }, onPublishGetUrl)
     }
-    this.sbot.private.publish(content, recps, cb)
+    this.privatePublish(content, recps, cb)
   } else {
     if (publishguard && publishguard.publishGetUrl) {
       return publishguard.publishGetUrl({
@@ -305,12 +305,22 @@ App.prototype.publishMayRedirect = function (content, cb) {
   }
 }
 
+App.prototype.privatePublish = function (content, recps, cb) {
+  if (this.private && typeof this.private.publish === 'function') {
+    return this.sbot.private.publish(content, recps, cb)
+  } else {
+    try { content = ssbKeys.box(content, recps) }
+    catch(e) { return cb(e) }
+    return this.sbot.publish(content, cb)
+  }
+}
+
 App.prototype.publish = function (content, cb) {
   var self = this
   function tryPublish(triesLeft) {
     if (Array.isArray(content.recps)) {
       var recps = content.recps.map(u.linkDest)
-      self.sbot.private.publish(content, recps, next)
+      self.privatePublish(content, recps, next)
     } else {
       self.sbot.publish(content, next)
     }