diff --git a/app/routes/api.github-template.ts b/app/routes/api.github-template.ts
index 8f1679d0be..4036a7c83c 100644
--- a/app/routes/api.github-template.ts
+++ b/app/routes/api.github-template.ts
@@ -211,7 +211,8 @@ export async function loader({ request, context }: { request: Request; context:
 
   try {
     // Access environment variables from Cloudflare context or process.env
-    const githubToken = context?.cloudflare?.env?.GITHUB_TOKEN || process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN;
+    const githubToken =
+      context?.cloudflare?.env?.GITHUB_TOKEN || process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN || process.env.VITE_GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN;
 
     let fileList;