1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/app.js b/lib/app.js
index f45e6f9..ef0c67d 100644
--- a/lib/app.js
+++ b/lib/app.js
@@ -828,8 +828,10 @@ App.prototype.streamMentions = function (opts) {
 }
 
 App.prototype.streamPrivate = function (opts) {
-  if (this.sbot.private && this.sbot.private.read)
+  if (this.sbot.private && this.sbot.private.read) {
+    if (opts.sortByTimestamp) return pull.error('ssb-private does not support sort by claimed timestamp')
     return this.filter(this.sbot.private, opts, {})
+  }
 
   return pull(
     this.createLogStream(u.mergeOpts(opts, {private: true})),