diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b9cdfd4..7a6364f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "phylotree",
-  "version": "1.4.1",
+  "version": "1.4.2",
   "main": "dist/phylotree.js",
   "unpkg": "dist/phylotree.js",
   "jsdelivr": "dist/phylotree.js",
diff --git a/src/formats/newick.js b/src/formats/newick.js
index b8a438d..6453555 100644
--- a/src/formats/newick.js
+++ b/src/formats/newick.js
@@ -230,14 +230,16 @@ function newickParser(nwk_str, options={}) {
  * @returns {String} newick - Phylogenetic tree serialized as a Newick string.
  */
 
-// TODO: break this out into two seperate functions
-export function getNewick(annotator, root) {
 
+export function getNewick(annotator, root) {
   let self = this;
 
   if (!annotator) annotator = d => '';
 
   function nodeDisplay(n) {
+    // Skip the node if it is hidden
+    if (n.notshown) return;
+
     if (!isLeafNode(n)) {
       element_array.push("(");
       n.children.forEach(function(d, i) {
@@ -273,7 +275,6 @@ export function getNewick(annotator, root) {
   nodeDisplay(root || this.nodes);
 
   return element_array.join("")+";";
-
 }
 
 export default newickParser;