diff --git a/app/mastodon.go b/app/mastodon.go
index 0bdb862..5723641 100644
--- a/app/mastodon.go
+++ b/app/mastodon.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 func postQueueItemToMastodon(bundle models.QueueItem) error {
 	urlstring := viper.GetString("mastodon.url") + "/api/v1/statuses"
 	endpoint, _ := url.Parse(urlstring)
+	visibility := viper.GetString("mastodon.visibility")
 
 	token := viper.GetString("mastodon.token")
 	idemkey := uuid.New().String()
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ func postQueueItemToMastodon(bundle models.QueueItem) error {
 
 	payload := url.Values{}
 	payload.Add("status", builder.String())
-	payload.Add("visibility", "private")
+	payload.Add("visibility", visibility)
 	payload.Add("language", "en")
 
 	client := misc.CustomHttpClient()
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index a04dc70..0c7a45c 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"codeberg.org/lauralani/humble-bot/constants"
 	"codeberg.org/lauralani/humble-bot/db"
 	"codeberg.org/lauralani/humble-bot/log"
+	"codeberg.org/lauralani/humble-bot/misc"
 	log2 "log"
 	"os"
 
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ func Execute() {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	cobra.OnInitialize(initConfig, db.Initialize, log.InitializeLogger)
+	cobra.OnInitialize(initConfig, db.Initialize, log.InitializeLogger, misc.CheckConfig)
 
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&cfgFile, "config", "c", "", "config file (default is $workingdir/config.yaml)")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&log.FlagDebug, "debug", "d", false, "enable debug logging")
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ func initConfig() {
 	}
 
 	viper.SetDefault("mastodon.postinterval", "5m")
+	viper.SetDefault("mastodon.visibility", "public")
 	viper.SetDefault("humblebundle.pollinterval", "30m")
 
 	if err := viper.ReadInConfig(); err == nil {
diff --git a/examples/config.yaml b/examples/config.yaml
index 7f3c5b0..444693a 100644
--- a/examples/config.yaml
+++ b/examples/config.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ mastodon:
   # default: 5m
   postinterval: "5m"
 
+  # Interval in which humble-bot tries to post bundles
+  # allowed values: ["public", "unlisted", "private"]
+  # default: public
+  visibility: "public"
+
 # Humble Bundle settings
 humblebundle:
 
diff --git a/misc/misc.go b/misc/misc.go
index 8ec25db..07da901 100644
--- a/misc/misc.go
+++ b/misc/misc.go
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ package misc
 
 import (
 	"github.com/microcosm-cc/bluemonday"
+	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
+	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 	"html"
 )
 
@@ -15,3 +17,23 @@ func Sanitize(d string) string {
 	p := bluemonday.StrictPolicy()
 	return html.UnescapeString(p.Sanitize(d))
 }
+
+func CheckConfig() {
+	visibility := viper.GetString("mastodon.visibility")
+	visibilityallowed := []string{"public", "unlisted", "private"}
+
+	if !isValueInList(visibility, visibilityallowed) {
+		log.Fatal().Str("component", "config").Str("config_item", "mastodon.visibility").
+			Msgf("Config value must be one of [public, unlisted, private]: %q", visibility)
+	}
+
+}
+
+func isValueInList(value string, list []string) bool {
+	for _, v := range list {
+		if v == value {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}