diff --git a/scripts/1-fetch/github_fetch.py b/scripts/1-fetch/github_fetch.py
index fc1412e6..ef585d16 100755
--- a/scripts/1-fetch/github_fetch.py
+++ b/scripts/1-fetch/github_fetch.py
@@ -32,15 +32,6 @@
 # Constants
 FILE1_COUNT = os.path.join(PATHS["data_phase"], "github_1_count.csv")
 GH_TOKEN = os.getenv("GH_TOKEN")
-GITHUB_RETRY_STATUS_FORCELIST = [
-    408,  # Request Timeout
-    422,  # Unprocessable Content (Validation failed, or endpoint spammed)
-    429,  # Too Many Requests
-    500,  # Internal Server Error
-    502,  # Bad Gateway
-    503,  # Service Unavailable
-    504,  # Gateway Timeout
-]
 # Also see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public-domain-equivalent_license
 GITHUB_TOOLS = [
     {"TOOL_IDENTIFIER": "BSD Zero Clause License", "SPDX_IDENTIFIER": "0BSD"},
@@ -93,11 +84,14 @@ def get_requests_session():
     max_retries = Retry(
         total=5,
         backoff_factor=10,
-        status_forcelist=GITHUB_RETRY_STATUS_FORCELIST,
+        status_forcelist=shared.STATUS_FORCELIST,
     )
     session = requests.Session()
     session.mount("https://", HTTPAdapter(max_retries=max_retries))
-    headers = {"accept": "application/vnd.github+json"}
+    headers = {
+        "accept": "application/vnd.github+json",
+        "User-Agent": shared.USER_AGENT,
+    }
     if GH_TOKEN:
         headers["authorization"] = f"Bearer {GH_TOKEN}"
     session.headers.update(headers)