diff --git a/server/memo.go b/server/memo.go
index 779209bc6..2e9902157 100644
--- a/server/memo.go
+++ b/server/memo.go
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ func (s *Server) registerMemoRoutes(g *echo.Group) {
 
 		memoCreate := &api.MemoCreate{
 			CreatorID: userID,
-			// Private is the default memo visibility.
-			Visibility: api.Privite,
 		}
 		if err := json.NewDecoder(c.Request().Body).Decode(memoCreate); err != nil {
 			return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusBadRequest, "Malformatted post memo request").SetInternal(err)
@@ -34,21 +32,27 @@ func (s *Server) registerMemoRoutes(g *echo.Group) {
 			return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusBadRequest, "Memo content shouldn't be empty")
 		}
 
-		userSettingMemoVisibilityKey := api.UserSettingMemoVisibilityKey
-		userMemoVisibilitySetting, err := s.Store.FindUserSetting(ctx, &api.UserSettingFind{
-			UserID: userID,
-			Key:    &userSettingMemoVisibilityKey,
-		})
-		if err != nil {
-			return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusInternalServerError, "Failed to find user setting").SetInternal(err)
-		}
-		if userMemoVisibilitySetting != nil {
-			memoVisibility := api.Privite
-			err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(userMemoVisibilitySetting.Value), &memoVisibility)
+		if memoCreate.Visibility == "" {
+			userSettingMemoVisibilityKey := api.UserSettingMemoVisibilityKey
+			userMemoVisibilitySetting, err := s.Store.FindUserSetting(ctx, &api.UserSettingFind{
+				UserID: userID,
+				Key:    &userSettingMemoVisibilityKey,
+			})
 			if err != nil {
-				return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusInternalServerError, "Failed to unmarshal user setting value").SetInternal(err)
+				return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusInternalServerError, "Failed to find user setting").SetInternal(err)
+			}
+
+			if userMemoVisibilitySetting != nil {
+				memoVisibility := api.Privite
+				err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(userMemoVisibilitySetting.Value), &memoVisibility)
+				if err != nil {
+					return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusInternalServerError, "Failed to unmarshal user setting value").SetInternal(err)
+				}
+				memoCreate.Visibility = memoVisibility
+			} else {
+				// Private is the default memo visibility.
+				memoCreate.Visibility = api.Privite
 			}
-			memoCreate.Visibility = memoVisibility
 		}
 
 		memo, err := s.Store.CreateMemo(ctx, memoCreate)