diff --git a/app/models/github_repo.rb b/app/models/github_repo.rb
index 41bf12b7b..5599ec865 100644
--- a/app/models/github_repo.rb
+++ b/app/models/github_repo.rb
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ class GithubRepo < ApplicationRecord
       user = repo.user
       next unless user
 
-      client = Github::OauthClient.for_user(user)
       begin
+        client = Github::OauthClient.for_user(user)
         fetched_repo = client.repository(repo.info_hash[:full_name])
 
         repo.update!(