diff --git a/mastodon.py b/mastodon.py
index 6d30abc..1a9bcd6 100644
--- a/mastodon.py
+++ b/mastodon.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import logging
 
-from settings import MASTODON_INSTANCE, MASTODON_ACCESS_TOKEN
+from settings import MASTODON_INSTANCE, MASTODON_ACCESS_TOKEN, MASTODON_VISIBILITY
 
 API_STATUSES = '/api/v1/statuses'
 API_STATUS_CONTEXT = '/api/v1/statuses/%(id)s/context'
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class Mastodon:
       API_STATUSES,
       data={
         'status': status,
-        'visibility': 'direct',
+        'visibility': MASTODON_VISIBILITY,
         'in_reply_to_id': in_reply_to_id
       })
   
diff --git a/settings.py b/settings.py
index c2a3e50..ad4460d 100644
--- a/settings.py
+++ b/settings.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ MASTODON_USERNAME = os.environ.get('MASTODON_USERNAME')
 
 MASTODON_INSTANCE = os.environ.get("MASTODON_INSTANCE")
 MASTODON_ACCESS_TOKEN = os.environ.get('MASTODON_ACCESS_TOKEN')
+MASTODON_VISIBILITY = os.environ.get('MASTODON_VISIBILITY', 'direct')
 
 TELEGRAM_API_TOKEN = os.environ.get('TELEGRAM_API_TOKEN')
 TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID = int(os.environ.get('TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID'))