diff --git a/handlebars/templates/README.md.hbs b/handlebars/templates/README.md.hbs
index 61ad8bf..d85970e 100644
--- a/handlebars/templates/README.md.hbs
+++ b/handlebars/templates/README.md.hbs
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 # {{{package.name}}} 
-[![NPM version](https://badge.fury.io/js/{{package.name}}.svg)](http://badge.fury.io/js/{{package.name}}) 
-[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/nknapp/{{package.name}}.svg)](https://travis-ci.org/nknapp/{{package.name}}) 
-[![Coverage Status](https://img.shields.io/coveralls/nknapp/{{package.name}}.svg)](https://coveralls.io/r/nknapp/{{package.name}})
 
+{{#unless package.private~}}
+[![NPM version](https://badge.fury.io/js/{{package.name}}.svg)](http://badge.fury.io/js/{{package.name}})
+{{/unless}}
+{{#if ( exists '.travis.yml' ) }}
+[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/nknapp/{{package.name}}.svg)](https://travis-ci.org/nknapp/{{package.name}})
+[![Coverage Status](https://img.shields.io/coveralls/nknapp/{{package.name}}.svg)](https://coveralls.io/r/nknapp/{{package.name}})
+{{/if}}
 
 > {{{package.description}}}