diff --git a/cmd/backend/rss.go b/cmd/backend/rss.go
index 35927d2..686e8c1 100644
--- a/cmd/backend/rss.go
+++ b/cmd/backend/rss.go
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ func GenerateRSS(c *Config, db *DB) (*string, error) {
 	}
 
 	for _, article := range articles {
+		if !article.Published {
+			continue
+		}
+
 		tags, err := db.GetArticleTags(article.ID)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error getting tags for articles for RSS feed: %v", err)