diff --git a/server/controllers/article/edit-topic.php b/server/controllers/article/edit-topic.php
index 0a0d75ab..4e4adf6b 100755
--- a/server/controllers/article/edit-topic.php
+++ b/server/controllers/article/edit-topic.php
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class EditTopicController extends Controller {
         if(Controller::request('icon')) {
             $topic->icon = Controller::request('icon');
         }
-        if(Controller::request('private') || Controller::request('private') == 0) {
+        if (Controller::request('private') !== null) {
             $topic->private = Controller::request('private');
         }
 
diff --git a/server/controllers/article/get-all.php b/server/controllers/article/get-all.php
index 54aa4214..84bf01e7 100755
--- a/server/controllers/article/get-all.php
+++ b/server/controllers/article/get-all.php
@@ -35,7 +35,11 @@ class GetAllArticlesController extends Controller {
         $topicsArray = [];
 
         foreach($topics as $topic) {
-            Controller::isStaffLogged() ? $topicsArray[] = $topic->toArray() : ($topic->private*1 ? null : $topicsArray[] = $topic->toArray())  ;
+            if (Controller::isStaffLogged()) {
+                $topicsArray[] = $topic->toArray();
+            } else if (!$topic->private) {
+                $topicsArray[] = $topic->toArray();
+            }
         }
 
         Response::respondSuccess($topicsArray);
diff --git a/tests/article/article.rb b/tests/article/article.rb
index 2b2d3389..c6ad9d08 100644
--- a/tests/article/article.rb
+++ b/tests/article/article.rb
@@ -6,10 +6,26 @@ describe 'Article path' do
         icon: 'cogs',
         iconColor: 'red',
         csrf_userid: $csrf_userid,
-        csrf_token: $csrf_token
+        csrf_token: $csrf_token,
+        private: 0
     })
     @topic_id = topic['data']['topicId']
 
+    it 'should create a private topic' do
+        result = request('/article/add-topic', {
+            name: 'Private Topic',
+            icon: 'cogs',
+            iconColor: 'green',
+            csrf_userid: $csrf_userid,
+            csrf_token: $csrf_token,
+            private: 1
+        })
+        row = $database.getRow('topic', 'Private Topic', 'name')
+
+        result['status'].should.equal('success')
+        (row['private']).should.equal('1')
+    end
+
     it 'should create article' do
         result = request('/article/add', {
             title: 'Some article',
@@ -108,13 +124,39 @@ describe 'Article path' do
         (result['data'][0]['name']).should.equal('Server management')
         (result['data'][0]['icon']).should.equal('cogs')
         (result['data'][0]['iconColor']).should.equal('red')
-        (result['data'][1]['name']).should.equal('Software installation')
-        (result['data'][1]['icon']).should.equal('photo')
-        (result['data'][1]['iconColor']).should.equal('blue')
+        (result['data'][0]['private']).should.equal('0')
+        (result['data'][1]['name']).should.equal('Private Topic')
+        (result['data'][1]['icon']).should.equal('cogs')
+        (result['data'][1]['iconColor']).should.equal('green')
+        (result['data'][1]['private']).should.equal('1')
+        (result['data'][2]['name']).should.equal('Software installation')
+        (result['data'][2]['icon']).should.equal('photo')
+        (result['data'][2]['iconColor']).should.equal('blue')
+        (result['data'][2]['private']).should.equal('0')
 
         (result['data'][0]['articles'][0]['title']).should.equal('Some article')
         (result['data'][0]['articles'][0]['content']).should.equal('This is an article about server management.')
         (result['data'][0]['articles'][0]['position']).should.equal('1')
 
     end
+    it 'should retrieve public departments' do
+        request('/user/logout')
+        Scripts.login('tyrion@opensupports.com', 'tyrionl')
+
+        result = request('/article/get-all', {
+            csrf_userid: $csrf_userid,
+            csrf_token: $csrf_token
+        })
+        (result['status']).should.equal('success')
+
+        (result['data'][0]['name']).should.equal('Server management')
+        (result['data'][0]['icon']).should.equal('cogs')
+        (result['data'][0]['iconColor']).should.equal('red')
+        (result['data'][0]['private']).should.equal('0')
+        (result['data'][1]['name']).should.equal('Software installation')
+        (result['data'][1]['icon']).should.equal('photo')
+        (result['data'][1]['iconColor']).should.equal('blue')
+        (result['data'][1]['private']).should.equal('0')
+
+    end
 end