diff --git a/classes/LBRY_Daemon.php b/classes/LBRY_Daemon.php
index 63352ef..dde6c21 100644
--- a/classes/LBRY_Daemon.php
+++ b/classes/LBRY_Daemon.php
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ class LBRY_Daemon
                 'publish',
                 $args
             );
+            $this->logger->log('publish success!', 'Successfully published post with result: ' . print_r($result->result, true));
             return $result->result;
         } catch (LBRYDaemonException $e) {
             $this->logger->log('publish error', $e->getMessage() . ' | Code: ' . $e->getCode());
diff --git a/classes/LBRY_Network.php b/classes/LBRY_Network.php
index aa1400e..34468f1 100644
--- a/classes/LBRY_Network.php
+++ b/classes/LBRY_Network.php
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class LBRY_Network
             update_post_meta($post_id, LBRY_POST_CHANNEL, $new_channel);
         }
 
-        if ($will_publish) {
+        if ($will_publish && $post->post_status == 'publish') {
             // Publish the post on the LBRY Network
             $this->publisher->publish($post, get_post_meta($post_id, LBRY_POST_CHANNEL, true));
         }