diff --git a/sys/apis/git.lua b/sys/apis/git.lua
index c7a5ccc..058f202 100644
--- a/sys/apis/git.lua
+++ b/sys/apis/git.lua
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ local TREE_URL = 'https://api.github.com/repos/%s/%s/git/trees/%s?recursive=1'
 local FILE_URL = 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/%s/%s/%s/%s'
 local git = { }
 
+if _G._GIT_API_KEY then
+	TREE_URL = TREE_URL .. '&access_token=' .. _G._GIT_API_KEY
+end
+
 function git.list(repository)
 	local t = Util.split(repository, '(.-)/')