forgot to pass along params!
diff --git a/src/plugins/utils/github.py b/src/plugins/utils/github.py
index 6b979a9..ecc4141 100644
--- a/src/plugins/utils/github.py
+++ b/src/plugins/utils/github.py
@@ -31,14 +31,14 @@
     """ Get a GitHub API response, keeping in mind that we may
         be rate-limited by the abuse system """
     number_of_retries = 0
-    resp = requests.get(url, auth=auth)
+    resp = requests.get(url, params = params, auth=auth)
     while resp.status_code == 403 and number_of_retries < 20:
         js = resp.json()
         # If abuse-detection kicks in, sleep it off
         if 'You have triggered an abuse' in js['message']:
             time.sleep(5)
             number_of_retries += 1
-            resp = requests.get(url, auth=auth)
+            resp = requests.get(url, params = params, auth=auth)
         else:
             break
     resp.raise_for_status()