diff --git a/tests/test_edit.py b/tests/test_edit.py
index cf3c973..ed02cd3 100644
--- a/tests/test_edit.py
+++ b/tests/test_edit.py
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ def test_edit_removal(metafile2):
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("announce", [["url1", "url2", "url3"], ["url1"]])
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("webseed", [["ftp1"], ["ftpa", "ftpb"]])
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("httpseed", [["ftp1"], ["ftpa", "ftpb"]])
-def test_edit_cli(metafile2, comment, source, announce, webseed, httpseed):
+def test_edit_cli_private(metafile2, comment, source, announce, webseed, httpseed):
     """
     Test edit torrent with all params on cli.
     """
@@ -226,6 +226,39 @@ def test_edit_cli(metafile2, comment, source, announce, webseed, httpseed):
     assert meta["announce-list"] == [[announce]]
     assert meta["url-list"] == [webseed]
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("comment", ["commenta", "commentb", "commentc"])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("source", ["sourcea", "sourceb", "sourcec"])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("announce", [["url1", "url2", "url3"], ["url1"]])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("webseed", [["ftp1"], ["ftpa", "ftpb"]])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("httpseed", [["ftp1"], ["ftpa", "ftpb"]])
+def test_edit_cli_public(metafile2, comment, source, announce, webseed, httpseed):
+    """
+    Test edit torrent with all params on cli.
+    """
+    sys.argv = [
+        "torrentfile",
+        "edit",
+        metafile2,
+        "--comment",
+        comment,
+        "--source",
+        source,
+        "--web-seed",
+        webseed,
+        "--http-seed",
+        httpseed,
+        "--tracker",
+        announce,
+    ]
+    main()
+    meta = pyben.load(metafile2)
+    info = meta["info"]
+    assert comment == info.get("comment")
+    assert source == info.get("source")
+    assert info.get("private") == 0
+    assert meta["announce-list"] == [[announce]]
+    assert meta["url-list"] == [webseed]
+
 
 def test_metafile_edit_with_unicode(metafile2):
     """
diff --git a/torrentfile/edit.py b/torrentfile/edit.py
index 0c91b87..12272a7 100644
--- a/torrentfile/edit.py
+++ b/torrentfile/edit.py
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ def edit_torrent(metafile: str, args: dict) -> dict:
         info["source"] = args["source"]
 
     if "private" in args:
-        info["private"] = 1
+        info["private"] = int(args["private"])
 
     if "announce" in args:
         val = args.get("announce", None)