diff --git a/actions/public.php b/actions/public.php
index a20ae40321..9b22e0a2ce 100644
--- a/actions/public.php
+++ b/actions/public.php
@@ -207,9 +207,14 @@ class PublicAction extends Action
 
     function showAnonymousMessage()
     {
-		$m = _('This is %%site.name%%, a [micro-blogging](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micro-blogging) service ' .
-               'based on the Free Software [Laconica](http://laconi.ca/) tool. ' .
-               '[Join now](%%action.register%%) to share notices about yourself with friends, family, and colleagues! ([Read more](%%doc.help%%))');
+        if (! (common_config('site','closed') || common_config('site','inviteonly'))) {
+	    $m = _('This is %%site.name%%, a [micro-blogging](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micro-blogging) service ' .
+                  'based on the Free Software [Laconica](http://laconi.ca/) tool. ' .
+                  '[Join now](%%action.register%%) to share notices about yourself with friends, family, and colleagues! ([Read more](%%doc.help%%))');
+        } else {
+            $m = _('This is %%site.name%%, a [micro-blogging](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micro-blogging) service ' .
+                   'based on the Free Software [Laconica](http://laconi.ca/) tool.');
+        }
         $this->elementStart('div', array('id' => 'anon_notice'));
         $this->raw(common_markup_to_html($m));
         $this->elementEnd('div');