diff --git a/site-cookbooks/kosmos-hubot/recipes/botka_freenode.rb b/site-cookbooks/kosmos-hubot/recipes/botka_freenode.rb
index 2e5b7d7..65c2779 100644
--- a/site-cookbooks/kosmos-hubot/recipes/botka_freenode.rb
+++ b/site-cookbooks/kosmos-hubot/recipes/botka_freenode.rb
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ application botka_freenode_path do
         # "HUBOT_LOG_LEVEL"             => "error",
         "EXPRESS_PORT"                => "8081",
         "HUBOT_AUTH_ADMIN"            => "bkero,derbumi,galfert,gregkare,jaaan,slvrbckt,raucao",
+        "HUBOT_HELP_REPLY_IN_PRIVATE" => "true",
         "RS_LOGGER_USER"              => "kosmos@5apps.com",
         "RS_LOGGER_TOKEN"             => botka_freenode_data_bag_item['rs_logger_token'],
         "RS_LOGGER_SERVER_NAME"       => "freenode",
diff --git a/site-cookbooks/kosmos-hubot/recipes/hal8000.rb b/site-cookbooks/kosmos-hubot/recipes/hal8000.rb
index 056a132..11941fe 100644
--- a/site-cookbooks/kosmos-hubot/recipes/hal8000.rb
+++ b/site-cookbooks/kosmos-hubot/recipes/hal8000.rb
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ application hal8000_path do
         "EXPRESS_PORT"                => "8080",
         "HUBOT_RSS_HEADER"            => "Update:",
         "HUBOT_AUTH_ADMIN"            => "bkero,derbumi,galfert,gregkare,slvrbckt,raucao",
+        "HUBOT_HELP_REPLY_IN_PRIVATE" => "true",
         "WEBHOOK_TOKEN"               => hal8000_freenode_data_bag_item['webhook_token'],
         "IPFS_API_HOST"               => node['hal8000']['kredits']['ipfs_host'],
         "IPFS_API_PORT"               => node['hal8000']['kredits']['ipfs_port'],