diff --git a/scripts/find_issue.R b/scripts/find_issue.R
index 7551a179..8d7cc34b 100644
--- a/scripts/find_issue.R
+++ b/scripts/find_issue.R
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ if (!is.character(repo)) {
   repo <- as.character(repo)
 }
 
-install.packages('githubr', repos='http://cran.us.r-project.org')
+remotes::install_github("fhdsl/githubr", auth_token = opt$git_pat)
 
 issue_titles <- githubr::get_issues(opt$repo, git_pat = opt$git_pat)$title