diff --git a/src/fetchers/stats-fetcher.js b/src/fetchers/stats-fetcher.js
index d1cc06d..761b7f1 100644
--- a/src/fetchers/stats-fetcher.js
+++ b/src/fetchers/stats-fetcher.js
@@ -115,16 +115,21 @@ async function fetchStats(
   stats.name = user.name || user.login;
   stats.totalIssues = user.issues.totalCount;
 
+  // normal commits
   stats.totalCommits = user.contributionsCollection.totalCommitContributions;
 
-  if (count_private) {
-    stats.totalCommits += user.contributionsCollection.restrictedContributionsCount;
-  }
-
+  // if include_all_commits then just get that,
+  // since totalCommitsFetcher already sends totalCommits no need to +=
   if (include_all_commits) {
     stats.totalCommits = await totalCommitsFetcher(username);
   }
 
+  // if count_private then add private commits to totalCommits so far.
+  if (count_private) {
+    stats.totalCommits +=
+      user.contributionsCollection.restrictedContributionsCount;
+  }
+
   stats.totalPRs = user.pullRequests.totalCount;
   stats.contributedTo = user.repositoriesContributedTo.totalCount;
 
diff --git a/tests/fetchStats.test.js b/tests/fetchStats.test.js
index 558b882..077c217 100644
--- a/tests/fetchStats.test.js
+++ b/tests/fetchStats.test.js
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ describe("Test fetchStats", () => {
 
     let stats = await fetchStats("anuraghazra", true, true);
     const rank = calculateRank({
-      totalCommits: 1000,
+      totalCommits: 1050,
       totalRepos: 5,
       followers: 100,
       contributions: 61,
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ describe("Test fetchStats", () => {
     expect(stats).toStrictEqual({
       contributedTo: 61,
       name: "Anurag Hazra",
-      totalCommits: 1000,
+      totalCommits: 1050,
       totalIssues: 200,
       totalPRs: 300,
       totalStars: 400,