diff --git a/lib/models/bin.js b/lib/models/bin.js
index 46503af5..64706b8d 100644
--- a/lib/models/bin.js
+++ b/lib/models/bin.js
@@ -31,7 +31,10 @@ var model = {
     }.bind(this));
   },
   isVisible: function (bin, username) {
-    if (!bin.metadata) { // bin does not exist yet, it cannot be private
+    // This will only occur if it isn't a real bin, it has been created
+    // on from default files and does not exist in any database. By this
+    // logic the bin must be public, it has no owner and no record.
+    if (!bin.metadata) {
       return true;
     }
     // this should only let users see the latest