diff --git a/ogr/services/github/service.py b/ogr/services/github/service.py
index b4452294..76d20a04 100644
--- a/ogr/services/github/service.py
+++ b/ogr/services/github/service.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def __init__(
         github_app_private_key_path: Optional[str] = None,
         tokman_instance_url: Optional[str] = None,
         github_authentication: GithubAuthentication = None,
-        max_retries: Union[int, Retry] = 0,
+        max_retries: Union[int, Retry] = 1,
         **kwargs,
     ):
         """
@@ -69,12 +69,11 @@ def __init__(
         else:
             self._max_retries = Retry(
                 total=int(max_retries),
-                read=0,
                 # Retry mechanism active for these HTTP methods:
                 allowed_methods=["DELETE", "GET", "PATCH", "POST", "PUT"],
                 # Only retry on following HTTP status codes
                 status_forcelist=[500, 503, 403, 401],
-                raise_on_status=False,
+                raise_on_status=True,
             )
 
         if not self._default_auth_method:
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_factory.py b/tests/unit/test_factory.py
index 2de1e4c2..fa5583e1 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_factory.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_factory.py
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ def test_get_instances_from_dict_multiple_auth(instances_in_dict, result_instanc
                     "token": "abcd",
                 },
             },
-            0,
+            1,
         ),
         (
             {