diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/model/nip51Lists/followSets/FollowSet.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/model/nip51Lists/followSets/FollowSet.kt
index 91cd973a3..0ec59bfd3 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/model/nip51Lists/followSets/FollowSet.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/model/nip51Lists/followSets/FollowSet.kt
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ data class FollowSet(
     val identifierTag: String,
     val title: String,
     val description: String?,
-    val visibility: SetVisibility,
+    val visibility: SetVisibility = SetVisibility.Mixed,
     val privateProfiles: Set<String> = emptySet(),
     val publicProfiles: Set<String> = emptySet(),
 ) : NostrSet(setVisibility = visibility, privateContent = privateProfiles, publicContent = publicProfiles) {
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ data class FollowSet(
                     identifierTag = dTag,
                     title = listTitle,
                     description = listDescription,
-                    visibility = SetVisibility.Private,
                     privateProfiles = privateFollows.toSet(),
                 )
             } else if (publicFollows.isNotEmpty() && privateFollows.isEmpty()) {
@@ -62,7 +61,6 @@ data class FollowSet(
                     identifierTag = dTag,
                     title = listTitle,
                     description = listDescription,
-                    visibility = SetVisibility.Public,
                     publicProfiles = publicFollows.toSet(),
                 )
             } else {
@@ -70,7 +68,6 @@ data class FollowSet(
                     identifierTag = dTag,
                     title = listTitle,
                     description = listDescription,
-                    visibility = SetVisibility.Public,
                     privateProfiles = privateFollows.toSet(),
                     publicProfiles = publicFollows.toSet(),
                 )
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/lists/FollowSetFeedViewModel.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/lists/FollowSetFeedViewModel.kt
index c921816cf..4cb41e16b 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/lists/FollowSetFeedViewModel.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/lists/FollowSetFeedViewModel.kt
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.model.Account
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.model.AddressableNote
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.model.LocalCache
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.model.nip51Lists.followSets.FollowSet
-import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.model.nip51Lists.followSets.SetVisibility
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.service.checkNotInMainThread
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.dal.FeedFilter
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.dal.FollowSetFeedFilter
@@ -117,8 +116,8 @@ class FollowSetFeedViewModel(
     fun addFollowSet(
         setName: String,
         setDescription: String?,
-        isListPrivate: Boolean,
         optionalFirstMemberHex: String? = null,
+        firstMemberShouldBePrivate: Boolean = false,
         account: Account,
     ) {
         if (!account.settings.isWriteable()) {
@@ -129,7 +128,7 @@ class FollowSetFeedViewModel(
                     dTag = UUID.randomUUID().toString(),
                     title = setName,
                     description = setDescription,
-                    isPrivate = isListPrivate,
+                    isPrivate = firstMemberShouldBePrivate,
                     firstMemberHex = optionalFirstMemberHex,
                     signer = account.signer,
                 ) {
@@ -179,6 +178,7 @@ class FollowSetFeedViewModel(
     fun addUserToSet(
         userProfileHex: String,
         followSet: FollowSet,
+        shouldBePrivateMember: Boolean,
         account: Account,
     ) {
         if (!account.settings.isWriteable()) {
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ class FollowSetFeedViewModel(
                 PeopleListEvent.addUser(
                     earlierVersion = followSetEvent,
                     pubKeyHex = userProfileHex,
-                    isPrivate = followSet.visibility == SetVisibility.Private,
+                    isPrivate = shouldBePrivateMember,
                     signer = account.signer,
                 ) {
                     account.sendMyPublicAndPrivateOutbox(it)
diff --git a/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip51Lists/peopleList/PeopleListEvent.kt b/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip51Lists/peopleList/PeopleListEvent.kt
index 48ec42f8b..1d2c4c9f1 100644
--- a/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip51Lists/peopleList/PeopleListEvent.kt
+++ b/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip51Lists/peopleList/PeopleListEvent.kt
@@ -228,45 +228,33 @@ class PeopleListEvent(
             createdAt: Long = TimeUtils.now(),
             onReady: (PeopleListEvent) -> Unit,
         ) {
+            val isFirstMemberSpecified = firstMemberHex != null
             if (description == null) {
-                val newList =
-                    create(
+                val newListTemplate =
+                    build(
                         name = title,
-                        person = UserTag(pubKey = firstMemberHex ?: signer.pubKey),
-                        isPrivate = isPrivate,
+                        publicPeople = if (!isPrivate && isFirstMemberSpecified) listOf(UserTag(pubKey = firstMemberHex)) else emptyList(),
+                        privatePeople = if (isPrivate && isFirstMemberSpecified) listOf(UserTag(pubKey = firstMemberHex)) else emptyList(),
                         signer = signer,
                         dTag = dTag,
                         createdAt = createdAt,
                     )
+                val newList = signer.sign(newListTemplate)
                 onReady(newList)
             } else {
-                if (isPrivate) {
-                    val event =
-                        build(
-                            name = title,
-                            privatePeople = listOf(UserTag(pubKey = firstMemberHex ?: signer.pubKey)),
-                            signer = signer,
-                            dTag = dTag,
-                            createdAt = createdAt,
-                        ) {
-                            addUnique(arrayOf("description", description))
-                        }
-                    val list = signer.sign(event)
-                    onReady(list)
-                } else {
-                    val event =
-                        build(
-                            name = title,
-                            publicPeople = listOf(UserTag(pubKey = firstMemberHex ?: signer.pubKey)),
-                            signer = signer,
-                            dTag = dTag,
-                            createdAt = createdAt,
-                        ) {
-                            addUnique(arrayOf("description", description))
-                        }
-                    val list = signer.sign(event)
-                    onReady(list)
-                }
+                val event =
+                    build(
+                        name = title,
+                        publicPeople = if (!isPrivate && isFirstMemberSpecified) listOf(UserTag(pubKey = firstMemberHex)) else emptyList(),
+                        privatePeople = if (isPrivate && isFirstMemberSpecified) listOf(UserTag(pubKey = firstMemberHex)) else emptyList(),
+                        signer = signer,
+                        dTag = dTag,
+                        createdAt = createdAt,
+                    ) {
+                        addUnique(arrayOf("description", description))
+                    }
+                val list = signer.sign(event)
+                onReady(list)
             }
         }