diff --git a/.github/workflows/periodic-scrape.yaml b/.github/workflows/periodic-scrape.yaml
index d325448..78e4d94 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/periodic-scrape.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/periodic-scrape.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Run Python script for scraping
       run: |
         cd scripts
-        python scrape-for-contributors.py
+        python scrape-for-contributors.py ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
     - name: Check for changes
       id: git_diff
diff --git a/scripts/scrape-for-contributors.py b/scripts/scrape-for-contributors.py
index 7f073af..4d8479a 100644
--- a/scripts/scrape-for-contributors.py
+++ b/scripts/scrape-for-contributors.py
@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
 import re
 import requests
 from typing import List, Optional
+import sys
 
 github_token = (
-    None  # supply a github token to avoid ratelimit, or don't, it's up to you
+    None
 )
 
+# supply a github token in an arg avoid ratelimit, or don't, it's up to you
+if len(sys.argv) > 1:
+    github_token = sys.argv[1]
+
 contributor_list_file = "../src/data/contributors.ts"
 
 orgs = ["R2Northstar", "R2NorthstarTools"]