diff --git a/bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap.sh
index 56373cf..05d2d8c 100755
--- a/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/bootstrap.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+# Force users to login before seeing any pins.
+if [ "$ALLOW_NEW_REGISTRATIONS" == "" ]; then
+    ALLOW_NEW_REGISTRATIONS=true
+fi
+
+
 sudo docker images |grep pinry || echo "No docker image found, building..." || ./build_docker.sh
 
 echo "=================================================================================="
@@ -18,14 +24,18 @@ echo ""
 echo ${SECRET_KEY}
 echo "=================================================================================="
 
-if [ ! -f ./pinry/local_settings.py ]
+if [ ! -f ./pinry/local_settings.py ];
 then
     cp ./pinry/local_settings.example.py ./pinry/local_settings.py
     sed -i "s/secret\_key\_place\_holder/${SECRET_KEY}/" ./pinry/local_settings.py
 fi
 
-if [ ! -f ./pinry/local_settings.py ]
-then
-    cp ./pinry/local_settings.example.py ./pinry/local_settings.py
-    sed -i "s/secret\_key\_place\_holder/${SECRET_KEY}/" ./pinry/local_settings.py
+# Force users to login before seeing any pins.
+if [ -n "$PRIVATE" ]; then
+    sed -i "s/PUBLIC = True/PUBLIC = False/" ./pinry/local_settings.py
+fi
+
+# Enable people from creating new accounts.
+if [ -n "$ALLOW_NEW_REGISTRATIONS" ]; then
+    sed -i "s/ALLOW_NEW_REGISTRATIONS = False/ALLOW_NEW_REGISTRATIONS = True/" ./pinry/local_settings.py
 fi
diff --git a/pinry/local_settings.example.py b/pinry/local_settings.example.py
index 7c71f77..d66ba5a 100644
--- a/pinry/local_settings.example.py
+++ b/pinry/local_settings.example.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 }
 
 # Allow users to register by themselves
-ALLOW_NEW_REGISTRATIONS = True
+ALLOW_NEW_REGISTRATIONS = False
 
 # Delete image files once you remove your pin
 IMAGE_AUTO_DELETE = True