diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/ingestion/processors/GithubReaderProcessor.test.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/ingestion/processors/GithubReaderProcessor.test.ts
index 0b3057f97e..b836a592ee 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/ingestion/processors/GithubReaderProcessor.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/ingestion/processors/GithubReaderProcessor.test.ts
@@ -60,6 +60,30 @@ describe('GithubReaderProcessor', () => {
   });
 
   it('should return request options', () => {
-    // todo
+    const tests = [
+      {
+        token: '0123456789',
+        expect: {
+          headers: {
+            Accept: 'application/vnd.github.v3.raw',
+            Authorization: 'token 0123456789',
+          },
+        },
+      },
+      {
+        token: '',
+        expect: {
+          headers: {
+            Accept: 'application/vnd.github.v3.raw',
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    ];
+
+    for (const test of tests) {
+      process.env.GITHUB_PRIVATE_TOKEN = test.token;
+      const processor = new GithubReaderProcessor();
+      expect(processor.getRequestOptions()).toEqual(test.expect);
+    }
   });
 });
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/ingestion/processors/GithubReaderProcessor.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/ingestion/processors/GithubReaderProcessor.ts
index 11610234bd..a0e089aaae 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/ingestion/processors/GithubReaderProcessor.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/ingestion/processors/GithubReaderProcessor.ts
@@ -19,15 +19,16 @@ import fetch, { RequestInit, HeadersInit } from 'node-fetch';
 import * as result from './results';
 import { LocationProcessor, LocationProcessorEmit } from './types';
 
-const privateToken: string = process.env.GITHUB_PRIVATE_TOKEN || '';
-
 export class GithubReaderProcessor implements LocationProcessor {
+  private privateToken: string = process.env.GITHUB_PRIVATE_TOKEN || '';
+
   getRequestOptions(): RequestInit {
     const headers: HeadersInit = {
       Accept: 'application/vnd.github.v3.raw',
     };
-    if (privateToken) {
-      headers.Authorization = `token ${privateToken}`;
+
+    if (this.privateToken !== '') {
+      headers.Authorization = `token ${this.privateToken}`;
     }
 
     const requestOptions: RequestInit = {