diff --git a/varfiles/default.tfvars b/varfiles/default.tfvars
index 600edba..7be3ddd 100644
--- a/varfiles/default.tfvars
+++ b/varfiles/default.tfvars
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ repolist = [
     description = "Workspace for ghe-runners and github-runner-image"
     repo_org    = "CSVD"
     name        = "github-runners-workspace"
-    is_private  = false
+    is_private  = true
     repo_topics = [
       "terraform-tools",
       "github-actions"