diff --git a/packages/backend-common/src/reading/GithubUrlReader.ts b/packages/backend-common/src/reading/GithubUrlReader.ts
index 175815cabf..fed6fd9430 100644
--- a/packages/backend-common/src/reading/GithubUrlReader.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-common/src/reading/GithubUrlReader.ts
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ export class GithubUrlReader implements UrlReader {
     return repo.default_branch;
   }
 
-  private async fetchResponse(
+  protected async fetchResponse(
     url: string | URL,
     init: RequestInit,
   ): Promise<Response> {