diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/firehose/index.jsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/firehose/index.jsx
index d28fb30eac..3c04ac6309 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/firehose/index.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/firehose/index.jsx
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ const Firehose = ({ feedType, multiColumn }) => {
       }
       break;
     case 'public':
-      dispatch(expandPublicTimeline({ onlyMedia }));
+      dispatch(expandPublicTimeline({ onlyMedia, allowLocalOnly }));
       if (signedIn) {
         disconnect = dispatch(connectPublicStream({ onlyMedia, allowLocalOnly }));
       }