diff --git a/src/setfit/span/trainer.py b/src/setfit/span/trainer.py
index 9c417c3a..2187b06a 100644
--- a/src/setfit/span/trainer.py
+++ b/src/setfit/span/trainer.py
@@ -291,8 +291,8 @@ def push_to_hub(self, repo_id: str, polarity_repo_id: Optional[str] = None, **kw
                 Configuration object to be saved alongside the model weights.
             commit_message (`str`, *optional*):
                 Message to commit while pushing.
-            private (`bool`, *optional*, defaults to `False`):
-                Whether the repository created should be private.
+            private (`bool`, *optional*):
+                Whether to make the repo private. If `None` (default), the repo will be public unless the organization's default is private. This value is ignored if the repo already exists.
             api_endpoint (`str`, *optional*):
                 The API endpoint to use when pushing the model to the hub.
             token (`str`, *optional*):
diff --git a/src/setfit/trainer.py b/src/setfit/trainer.py
index 20411d3b..7651d55c 100644
--- a/src/setfit/trainer.py
+++ b/src/setfit/trainer.py
@@ -792,8 +792,8 @@ def push_to_hub(self, repo_id: str, **kwargs) -> str:
                 Configuration object to be saved alongside the model weights.
             commit_message (`str`, *optional*):
                 Message to commit while pushing.
-            private (`bool`, *optional*, defaults to `False`):
-                Whether the repository created should be private.
+            private (`bool`, *optional*):
+                Whether to make the repo private. If `None` (default), the repo will be public unless the organization's default is private. This value is ignored if the repo already exists.
             api_endpoint (`str`, *optional*):
                 The API endpoint to use when pushing the model to the hub.
             token (`str`, *optional*):