diff --git a/app.coffee b/app.coffee
index 94bb080..17d0b48 100644
--- a/app.coffee
+++ b/app.coffee
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ Issues =
             headers:
                 'User-Agent': 'Scrum Burndown (1)'
 
+        if Issues.config.api_token
+            options.headers.Authorization = 'token '+Issues.config.api_token
+
         https.request(options, (response) ->
             if response.statusCode is 200
                 json = ""
diff --git a/config.yml b/config.yml
index 51aa15c..9e91c73 100644
--- a/config.yml
+++ b/config.yml
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ github_user:    'intermine'
 github_project: 'intermine'
 project_name:   'Core InterMine Project'
 weekend:        [ 6, 7 ]
-base_url:       'github-burndown-chart'
\ No newline at end of file
+base_url:       'github-burndown-chart'
+api_token:      false