diff --git a/bob/devtools/build.py b/bob/devtools/build.py
index 9881ca58a0668518ced1ff557a4e39a5bc1a2745..9bc4b2505e88879b96ffa3b1bd03ca832ccaa11e 100644
--- a/bob/devtools/build.py
+++ b/bob/devtools/build.py
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ def get_docserver_setup(public, stable, server, intranet):
         server + prefix + '/docs/bob/%(name)s/master/',
         ]
 
-  if private:
+  if not public:
     # add private channels, (notice they are not accessible outside idiap)
     prefix = '/private' if intranet else ''
     if stable: