diff --git a/src/shared/fs.ts b/src/shared/fs.ts
index 9031160..898333d 100644
--- a/src/shared/fs.ts
+++ b/src/shared/fs.ts
@@ -178,6 +178,14 @@ export const getUserFacetsAndFunctions = (ctx: Context): FacetDefinition[] => {
         .filter(
           node => node.visibility === 'external' || (ctx.config.diamond.publicMethods && node.visibility === 'public')
         )
+        .map(node => {
+          // rename public methods to external if publicMethods is true
+          if (node.visibility === 'public') {
+            trace(`Renamed public method to external: ${contract.name}.${node.name}`)
+            node.visibility = 'external'
+          }
+          return node
+        })
 
       const functions = functionDefinitions.map(node => {
         const fnParamParsingContext: FunctionParsingContext = {
diff --git a/test/common-build-steps.ts b/test/common-build-steps.ts
index 7b0979a..00d47d2 100644
--- a/test/common-build-steps.ts
+++ b/test/common-build-steps.ts
@@ -264,6 +264,46 @@ function getData() external view returns (Data memory);`,
       })
     })
 
+    describe('if public methods are configured to be included', () => {
+      beforeEach(async () => {  
+        removeFile(join(cwd, `${contractSrcBasePath}/facets/ExampleFacet.sol`))
+
+        writeFile(join(cwd, `${contractSrcBasePath}/facets/ExampleFacet.sol`), `
+          pragma solidity >=0.8.21;
+          import "../libs/LibAppStorage.sol";
+          contract ExampleFacet {
+            function getInt() external view returns (uint) {
+              return 1;
+            }
+            function getIntPublic() public view returns (uint) {
+              return 2;
+            }
+          }
+        `)
+
+        await updateConfigFile(join(cwd, 'gemforge.config.cjs'), (cfg: GemforgeConfig) => {
+          cfg.diamond.publicMethods = true
+          return cfg
+        })
+      })  
+
+      it("generates proxy interface and renames public methods to external", async () => {
+        const ret = cli('build', { cwd })
+        expect(ret.success).to.be.true
+
+        const filePath = path.join(cwd, `${contractSrcBasePath}/generated/IDiamondProxy.sol`)
+        assertFileMatchesTemplate(filePath, 'IDiamondProxy.sol', {
+          __SOLC_SPDX__: 'MIT',
+          __SOLC_VERSION__: '0.8.21',
+          __LIB_DIAMOND_PATH__: 'lib/diamond-2-hardhat',
+          __CUSTOM_IMPORTS__: `import "../shared/Structs.sol";\n`,
+          __METHODS__: `function setData(Data calldata d) external;
+function getInt() external view returns (uint);
+function getIntPublic() external view returns (uint);`,
+        })
+      })
+    })
+
     if (framework === 'foundry') {
       it("generates test helper", async () => {
         expect(cli('build', { cwd }).success).to.be.true
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 93c5eb5..51af350 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "esModuleInterop": true,
     "forceConsistentCasingInFileNames": true,		
 		"allowJs": true,
-		"skipLibCheck": false,
+		"skipLibCheck": true,
 		"declaration": true,
 		"resolveJsonModule": true,
 		"isolatedModules": true,