diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4d1e95f..b849b72 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@shipzone/npmci",
   "version": "3.1.18",
+  "private": false,
   "description": "node and docker in gitlab ci on steroids",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "typings": "dist/index.d.ts",
@@ -53,6 +54,5 @@
     "smartanalytics": "^2.0.9",
     "smartsocket": "^1.1.19",
     "through2": "^3.0.0"
-  },
-  "private": false
+  }
 }
diff --git a/ts/mod_git/index.ts b/ts/mod_git/index.ts
index c6c9cba..eb5ce3f 100644
--- a/ts/mod_git/index.ts
+++ b/ts/mod_git/index.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export let mirror = async () => {
   const githubToken = process.env.NPMCI_GIT_GITHUBTOKEN;
   const githubUser = process.env.NPMCI_GIT_GITHUBGROUP || repo.user;
   const githubRepo = process.env.NPMCI_GIT_GITHUB || repo.repo;
-  if(configObject.projectInfo.npm.packageJson.private) {
+  if(configObject.projectInfo.npm.packageJson.private === true) {
     logger.log('warn', `refusing to mirror due to private property`);
     return;
   }