diff --git a/remote/gitea/gitea.go b/remote/gitea/gitea.go
index af2c56852..e9d1fa2d2 100644
--- a/remote/gitea/gitea.go
+++ b/remote/gitea/gitea.go
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ func (c *client) Repo(u *model.User, owner, name string) (*model.Repo, error) {
 	if c.PrivateMode {
 		repo.Private = true
 	}
-	return toRepo(repo), nil
+	return toRepo(repo, c.PrivateMode), nil
 }
 
 // Repos returns a list of all repositories for the Gitea account, including
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ func (c *client) Repos(u *model.User) ([]*model.Repo, error) {
 	}
 
 	for _, repo := range all {
-		repos = append(repos, toRepo(repo))
+		repos = append(repos, toRepo(repo, c.PrivateMode))
 	}
 	return repos, err
 }
diff --git a/remote/gitea/helper.go b/remote/gitea/helper.go
index ead57c052..d625dc040 100644
--- a/remote/gitea/helper.go
+++ b/remote/gitea/helper.go
@@ -13,12 +13,16 @@ import (
 )
 
 // helper function that converts a Gitea repository to a Drone repository.
-func toRepo(from *gitea.Repository) *model.Repo {
+func toRepo(from *gitea.Repository, privateMode bool) *model.Repo {
 	name := strings.Split(from.FullName, "/")[1]
 	avatar := expandAvatar(
 		from.HTMLURL,
 		from.Owner.AvatarURL,
 	)
+	private := from.Private
+	if privateMode {
+		private = true
+	}
 	return &model.Repo{
 		Kind:      model.RepoGit,
 		Name:      name,
@@ -26,7 +30,7 @@ func toRepo(from *gitea.Repository) *model.Repo {
 		FullName:  from.FullName,
 		Avatar:    avatar,
 		Link:      from.HTMLURL,
-		IsPrivate: from.Private,
+		IsPrivate: private,
 		Clone:     from.CloneURL,
 		Branch:    "master",
 	}
diff --git a/remote/gitea/helper_test.go b/remote/gitea/helper_test.go
index ca01ffe45..4bdcdc41b 100644
--- a/remote/gitea/helper_test.go
+++ b/remote/gitea/helper_test.go
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ func Test_parse(t *testing.T) {
 				HTMLURL:  "http://gitea.golang.org/gophers/hello-world",
 				Private:  true,
 			}
-			repo := toRepo(&from)
+			repo := toRepo(&from, false)
 			g.Assert(repo.FullName).Equal(from.FullName)
 			g.Assert(repo.Owner).Equal(from.Owner.UserName)
 			g.Assert(repo.Name).Equal("hello-world")
diff --git a/remote/gogs/gogs.go b/remote/gogs/gogs.go
index d3de92d08..97dcf45a6 100644
--- a/remote/gogs/gogs.go
+++ b/remote/gogs/gogs.go
@@ -134,10 +134,7 @@ func (c *client) Repo(u *model.User, owner, name string) (*model.Repo, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	if c.PrivateMode {
-		repo.Private = true
-	}
-	return toRepo(repo), nil
+	return toRepo(repo, c.PrivateMode), nil
 }
 
 // Repos returns a list of all repositories for the Gogs account, including
@@ -152,7 +149,7 @@ func (c *client) Repos(u *model.User) ([]*model.Repo, error) {
 	}
 
 	for _, repo := range all {
-		repos = append(repos, toRepo(repo))
+		repos = append(repos, toRepo(repo, c.PrivateMode))
 	}
 	return repos, err
 }
diff --git a/remote/gogs/helper.go b/remote/gogs/helper.go
index ff62abcfd..8b9420ed7 100644
--- a/remote/gogs/helper.go
+++ b/remote/gogs/helper.go
@@ -13,12 +13,16 @@ import (
 )
 
 // helper function that converts a Gogs repository to a Drone repository.
-func toRepo(from *gogs.Repository) *model.Repo {
+func toRepo(from *gogs.Repository, privateMode bool) *model.Repo {
 	name := strings.Split(from.FullName, "/")[1]
 	avatar := expandAvatar(
 		from.HtmlUrl,
 		from.Owner.AvatarUrl,
 	)
+	private := from.Private
+	if privateMode {
+		private = true
+	}
 	return &model.Repo{
 		Kind:      model.RepoGit,
 		Name:      name,
@@ -26,7 +30,7 @@ func toRepo(from *gogs.Repository) *model.Repo {
 		FullName:  from.FullName,
 		Avatar:    avatar,
 		Link:      from.HtmlUrl,
-		IsPrivate: from.Private,
+		IsPrivate: private,
 		Clone:     from.CloneUrl,
 		Branch:    "master",
 	}
diff --git a/remote/gogs/helper_test.go b/remote/gogs/helper_test.go
index 4af534bb4..41ec32eba 100644
--- a/remote/gogs/helper_test.go
+++ b/remote/gogs/helper_test.go
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ func Test_parse(t *testing.T) {
 				HtmlUrl:  "http://gogs.golang.org/gophers/hello-world",
 				Private:  true,
 			}
-			repo := toRepo(&from)
+			repo := toRepo(&from, false)
 			g.Assert(repo.FullName).Equal(from.FullName)
 			g.Assert(repo.Owner).Equal(from.Owner.UserName)
 			g.Assert(repo.Name).Equal("hello-world")