diff --git a/bot/modules/tipbot.js b/bot/modules/tipbot.js
index 1f96cf5..008c0ff 100644
--- a/bot/modules/tipbot.js
+++ b/bot/modules/tipbot.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 const bitcoin = require('bitcoin');
 let config = require('config');
 let spamchannel = config.get('sandboxchannel');
+let privatechannel = config.get('privatechannel');
 let regex = require('regex');
 let lbrycrdConfig = config.get('lbrycrd');
 const lbry = new bitcoin.Client(lbrycrdConfig);