diff --git a/lib/cartodb/carto_data.js b/lib/cartodb/carto_data.js
index deafba8c..fb4eb354 100644
--- a/lib/cartodb/carto_data.js
+++ b/lib/cartodb/carto_data.js
@@ -94,10 +94,23 @@ module.exports = function() {
                         callback(err, true); 
                     });
                 } else {
-                    // log to db as unprivileged user
-                    callback(err, true); 
+                    return true; // continue to check if the table is public/private
                 }
             }
+            ,function (err, data){
+                if (err) throw err;
+                that.getDatabase(req, this);
+            },
+            function(err, data){
+                if (err) throw err;
+                var redisKey = _.template(that.table_key, {database_name: data, table_name: req.params.table});
+
+                that.retrieve(that.table_metadata_db, redisKey, 'privacy', this);
+            },
+            function(err, data){
+                if (err) throw err;
+                callback(err, data);
+             }
         );
     };
 
diff --git a/test/acceptance/server.js b/test/acceptance/server.js
index e69acb4f..fa255192 100644
--- a/test/acceptance/server.js
+++ b/test/acceptance/server.js
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ suite('server', function() {
         }, function() { done(); });
     });
 
-/* FAILS !
+    // See https://github.com/Vizzuality/Windshaft-cartodb/issues/43
     test("get'ing style of private table should fail when unauthenticated",
     function(done) {
         assert.response(server, {
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ suite('server', function() {
           done();
         });
     });
-*/
 
     test("get'ing style of private table should succeed when authenticated",
     function(done) {
diff --git a/test/prepare_db.sh b/test/prepare_db.sh
index b7ab4d9e..36474921 100755
--- a/test/prepare_db.sh
+++ b/test/prepare_db.sh
@@ -31,5 +31,6 @@ echo 'HSET rails:users:vizzuality database_name "'"${TEST_DB}"'"' | redis-cli -p
 echo "HSET rails:users:vizzuality map_key 1234" | redis-cli -p ${REDIS_PORT} -n 5
 echo "SADD rails:users:vizzuality:map_key 1235" | redis-cli -p ${REDIS_PORT} -n 5
 echo 'HSET rails:'"${TEST_DB}"':my_table infowindow "this, that, the other"' | redis-cli -p ${REDIS_PORT} -n 0
+echo 'HSET rails:'"${TEST_DB}"':test_table_private_1 privacy "0"' | redis-cli -p ${REDIS_PORT} -n 0
 
 echo "Finished preparing data. Run tests with expresso."