diff --git a/bot.go b/bot.go
index ad896fd..ca0dd2d 100644
--- a/bot.go
+++ b/bot.go
@@ -128,6 +128,17 @@ func botText(m *tb.Message) {
 			IsForwarded:      false,
 		}
 		MQCWMsgQueue <- cwm
+	} else if m.Private() {
+		cwm := ChatWarsMessage{
+			TGUserID64:       int64(m.Sender.ID),
+			TGSenderUserID64: int64(m.Sender.ID),
+			ID64:             int64(m.ID),
+			ChatID64:         int64(m.Chat.ID),
+			Text:             m.Text,
+			Date:             m.Time().UTC(),
+			IsForwarded:      false,
+		}
+		MQCWMsgQueue <- cwm
 	}
 	// all the text messages that weren't
 	// captured by existing handlers