diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d5be28f..8da88b2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 /db
 /deps
 /*.ez
+.envrc
 
 # Generated on crash by the VM
 erl_crash.dump
@@ -24,4 +25,4 @@ npm-debug.log
 # Alternatively, you may comment the line below and commit the
 # secrets files as long as you replace their contents by environment
 # variables.
-/config/*.secret.exs
\ No newline at end of file
+/config/*.secret.exs
diff --git a/config/config.exs b/config/config.exs
index 1f40fbc..edd0ab8 100644
--- a/config/config.exs
+++ b/config/config.exs
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ config :logger, :console,
 
 config :faces, Faces.Repo, migration_timestamps: [type: :utc_datetime]
 
+config :faces, Faces.Gallery.GithubUserData, access_token: System.get_env("GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN")
+
 # Import environment specific config. This must remain at the bottom
 # of this file so it overrides the configuration defined above.
 import_config "#{Mix.env()}.exs"
diff --git a/lib/faces/gallery/github_user_data.ex b/lib/faces/gallery/github_user_data.ex
index 3d09fdf..55f6310 100644
--- a/lib/faces/gallery/github_user_data.ex
+++ b/lib/faces/gallery/github_user_data.ex
@@ -36,7 +36,15 @@ defmodule Faces.Gallery.GithubUserData do
 
   defp get_user_from_github(username) do
     username
-    |> Users.find(Client.new())
+    |> Users.find(github_client())
+  end
+
+  defp github_client, do: Client.new(%{access_token: github_access_token()})
+
+  defp github_access_token do
+    :faces
+    |> Application.get_env(__MODULE__, [])
+    |> Keyword.get(:access_token)
   end
 
   defp just_the_facts(user_data) do