1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/app.js b/lib/app.js
index b554f31..31ef492 100644
--- a/lib/app.js
+++ b/lib/app.js
@@ -651,7 +651,8 @@ App.prototype.streamMentions = function (opts) {
 }
 
 App.prototype.streamPrivate = function (opts) {
-  if (this.sbot.private.read) return this.filter(this.sbot.private, opts, {})
+  if (this.sbot.private && this.sbot.private.read)
+    return this.filter(this.sbot.private, opts, {})
 
   return pull(
     this.createLogStream(u.mergeOpts(opts)),