diff --git a/server/updater/github.go b/server/updater/github.go
index 26f0ae861..7c6c6655f 100644
--- a/server/updater/github.go
+++ b/server/updater/github.go
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/evcc-io/evcc/util"
+	"github.com/evcc-io/evcc/util/request"
 	"github.com/google/go-github/v32/github"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-version"
 )
@@ -27,11 +29,11 @@ type Repo struct {
 }
 
 // NewRepo creates repository adapter
-func NewRepo(owner, repository string) *Repo {
+func NewRepo(log *util.Logger, owner, repository string) *Repo {
 	r := &Repo{
 		owner:      owner,
 		repository: repository,
-		Client:     github.NewClient(nil),
+		Client:     github.NewClient(request.NewClient(log)),
 	}
 	return r
 }
diff --git a/server/updater/run.go b/server/updater/run.go
index 2efd01a83..303844989 100644
--- a/server/updater/run.go
+++ b/server/updater/run.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ func Run(log *util.Logger, httpd webServer, outChan chan<- util.Param) {
 	u := &watch{
 		log:     log,
 		outChan: outChan,
-		repo:    NewRepo(owner, repository),
+		repo:    NewRepo(log, owner, repository),
 	}
 
 	c := make(chan *github.RepositoryRelease, 1)