diff --git a/modules/notification/action/action.go b/modules/notification/action/action.go
index 5142369e3..b1e0ec018 100644
--- a/modules/notification/action/action.go
+++ b/modules/notification/action/action.go
@@ -367,6 +367,7 @@ func (t *actionNotifier) NotifyDatasetRecommend(optUser *models.User, dataset *m
 			OpType:    models.ActionDatasetRecommended,
 			ActUserID: dataset.UserID,
 			RepoID:    dataset.RepoID,
+			IsPrivate: false,
 			Content:   fmt.Sprintf("%d|%s", dataset.ID, dataset.Title),
 		}