diff --git a/app/controllers/trace_controller.rb b/app/controllers/trace_controller.rb
index 51e7f9b83..b29b6dde1 100644
--- a/app/controllers/trace_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/trace_controller.rb
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ class TraceController < ApplicationController
       visibility = params[:visibility]
 
       if visibility.nil?
-        if params[:public]
+        if params[:public] && params[:public].to_i.nonzero?
           visibility = "public"
         else
           visibility = "private"