diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-github/config.d.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-github/config.d.ts
index 1afa013afb..1865df7753 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-github/config.d.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-github/config.d.ts
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export interface Config {
             /**
              * (Required, unless `organization` is set) ID of your GitHub App.
              */
-            app?: string;
+            app?: number;
             /**
              * (Optional) Path where to look for `catalog-info.yaml` files.
              * You can use wildcards - `*` or `**` - to search the path and/or the filename
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ export interface Config {
               /**
                * (Required, unless `organization` is set) ID of your GitHub App.
                */
-              app?: string;
+              app?: number;
               /**
                * (Optional) Path where to look for `catalog-info.yaml` files.
                * You can use wildcards - `*` or `**` - to search the path and/or the filename
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-github/src/providers/GithubEntityProvider.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-github/src/providers/GithubEntityProvider.ts
index db789faf1e..40ccf2aaaa 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-github/src/providers/GithubEntityProvider.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-github/src/providers/GithubEntityProvider.ts
@@ -643,18 +643,17 @@ export class GithubEntityProvider implements EntityProvider, EventSubscriber {
 
   private async addEntitiesForRepo(repository: Repository) {
     if (this.config.validateLocationsExist) {
+      const organization = repository.organization;
       const catalogPath = this.config.catalogPath;
-      const client = await this.createGraphqlClient(repository.organization);
+      const client = await this.createGraphqlClient(organization);
 
       const repositoryFromGithub = await getOrganizationRepository(
         client,
-        repository.organization,
+        organization,
         repository.name,
         catalogPath,
       ).then(r =>
-        r
-          ? this.createRepoFromGithubResponse(r, repository.organization)
-          : null,
+        r ? this.createRepoFromGithubResponse(r, organization) : null,
       );
 
       if (!repositoryFromGithub?.isCatalogInfoFilePresent) {
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-github/src/providers/GithubEntityProviderConfig.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-github/src/providers/GithubEntityProviderConfig.ts
index e82bc498ec..64fac09f6e 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-github/src/providers/GithubEntityProviderConfig.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-github/src/providers/GithubEntityProviderConfig.ts
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ function readProviderConfig(
 
   if (!organization && !app) {
     throw new Error(
-      'Error while processing GitHub provider config. Either organization or app must be set.',
+      'Error while processing GitHub provider config. Either organization or app must be specified.',
     );
   }