diff --git a/controllers/post.js b/controllers/post.js
index 00ab1b9..55076b6 100644
--- a/controllers/post.js
+++ b/controllers/post.js
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ exports.post = [
       date: new Date(),
       text: req.body.text,
       author: username,
+      published: req.body.published,
       _id: new mongoose.Types.ObjectId(),
     });