diff --git a/tests/unittests/libretroshare/gxs/gen_exchange/genexchangetester.cc b/tests/unittests/libretroshare/gxs/gen_exchange/genexchangetester.cc
index 6fd3bfda2..6fb4cae2a 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/libretroshare/gxs/gen_exchange/genexchangetester.cc
+++ b/tests/unittests/libretroshare/gxs/gen_exchange/genexchangetester.cc
@@ -334,8 +334,8 @@ void GenExchangeTest::init(RsGroupMetaData& grpMetaData) const
     randString(SHORT_STR, grpMetaData.mServiceString);
 
 
-    grpMetaData.mGroupFlags = randNum() & (0x00000007);//See GXS_SERV::FLAG_PRIVACY_XXX values /libretroshare/src/retroshare/rsgxsflags.h:21
-    if (grpMetaData.mGroupFlags == 0) grpMetaData.mGroupFlags = GXS_SERV::FLAG_PRIVACY_PRIVATE;
+    grpMetaData.mGroupFlags = GXS_SERV::FLAG_PRIVACY_PUBLIC; //randNum() & (0x00000007);//See GXS_SERV::FLAG_PRIVACY_XXX values /libretroshare/src/retroshare/rsgxsflags.h:21
+
     grpMetaData.mLastPost = randNum();
     grpMetaData.mGroupStatus = randNum();
     grpMetaData.mVisibleMsgCount = randNum();