diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 799cb13..10f72f5 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ services:
       TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET:
       TWITTER_CROSSPOSTING:
       MASTODON_CROSSPOSTING:
+      MASTODON_VISIBILITY:
       LOGGING:
       POST_DEFAULT:
       MASTODON_LANG:
@@ -21,4 +22,4 @@ services:
       RUN_INTERVAL:
       POST_TIME_LIMIT:
     volumes:
-      - ./dbhost:/db
\ No newline at end of file
+      - ./dbhost:/db
diff --git a/env.example b/env.example
index 3c1a927..8556d3d 100644
--- a/env.example
+++ b/env.example
@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@ TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN=
 TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET=
 TWITTER_CROSSPOSTING=
 MASTODON_CROSSPOSTING=
+MASTODON_VISIBILITY=
 LOGGING=
 POST_DEFAULT=
 MASTODON_LANG=
 TWITTER_LANG=
 MAX_RETRIES=
 RUN_INTERVAL=
-POST_TIME_LIMIT=
\ No newline at end of file
+POST_TIME_LIMIT=
diff --git a/settings.py b/settings.py
index 8e0b81e..dd69666 100644
--- a/settings.py
+++ b/settings.py
@@ -41,3 +41,4 @@ mastodonLang = os.environ.get('MASTODON_LANG') if os.environ.get('MASTODON_LANG'
 twitterLang = os.environ.get('TWITTER_LANG') if os.environ.get('TWITTER_LANG') else twitterLang
 maxRetries = int(os.environ.get('MAX_RETRIES')) if os.environ.get('MAX_RETRIES') else maxRetries
 postTimeLimit = int(os.environ.get('POST_TIME_LIMIT')) if os.environ.get('POST_TIME_LIMIT') else postTimeLimit
+mastodonVisibility = os.environ.get('MASTODON_VISIBILITY') if os.environ.get('MASTODON_VISIBILITY') else mastodonVisibility