diff --git a/src/app/shared/components/df-scripts-github-dialog/df-scripts-github-dialog.component.html b/src/app/shared/components/df-scripts-github-dialog/df-scripts-github-dialog.component.html
index f04f14af..f71eab53 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/components/df-scripts-github-dialog/df-scripts-github-dialog.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/components/df-scripts-github-dialog/df-scripts-github-dialog.component.html
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ <h1 mat-dialog-title>Import a script file from GitHub</h1>
         type="text" />
     </mat-form-field>
     <mat-form-field *ngIf="this.formGroup.contains('password')">
-      <mat-label>GitHub Password</mat-label>
+      <mat-label>GitHub Token</mat-label>
       <input
         matInput
         formControlName="password"
-        placeholder="Password"
-        type="password" />
+        placeholder="Personal Access Token"
+        type="text" />
     </mat-form-field>
   </form>
 </div>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/components/df-scripts-github-dialog/df-scripts-github-dialog.component.ts b/src/app/shared/components/df-scripts-github-dialog/df-scripts-github-dialog.component.ts
index 8767ead0..2437765c 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/components/df-scripts-github-dialog/df-scripts-github-dialog.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/components/df-scripts-github-dialog/df-scripts-github-dialog.component.ts
@@ -124,26 +124,13 @@ export class DfScriptsGithubDialogComponent implements OnInit {
 
     const githubApiEndpoint = `${this.repoOwner}/${this.repoName}/contents/${this.fileName}`;
 
-    const authData = window.btoa(
-      this.formGroup.value.username + ':' + this.formGroup.value.password
-    );
-
-    const headers: KeyValuePair[] = this.isGitRepoPrivate
-      ? [
-          {
-            key: 'Authorization',
-            value: `Basic ${authData}`,
-          },
-        ]
-      : [];
-
     this.githubService
-      .get(githubApiEndpoint, {
-        additionalParams: [{ key: 'ref', value: 'main' }],
-        additionalHeaders: [...headers],
-      })
-
-      .subscribe(data => {
+      .getFileContent(
+        githubApiEndpoint,
+        this.formGroup.value.username,
+        this.formGroup.value.password
+      )
+      .subscribe((data: any) => {
         this.dialogRef.close({ data: data });
       });
   }
diff --git a/src/app/shared/services/df-base-crud.service.ts b/src/app/shared/services/df-base-crud.service.ts
index d19698f0..919669ed 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/services/df-base-crud.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/services/df-base-crud.service.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http';
+import { HttpClient, HttpHeaders } from '@angular/common/http';
 import { RequestOptions } from 'src/app/shared/types/generic-http';
 import { readAsText } from 'src/app/shared/utilities/file';
 import { map, switchMap } from 'rxjs';
@@ -31,6 +31,17 @@ export class DfBaseCrudService {
     );
   }
 
+  getFileContent(id: string, username?: string, token?: string) {
+    let headers = new HttpHeaders();
+    if (username && token) {
+      headers = headers.set(
+        'Authorization',
+        'Basic ' + btoa(`${username}:${token}`)
+      );
+    }
+    return this.http.get(`${this.url}/${id}`, { headers });
+  }
+
   getEventScripts<T>() {
     return this.http.get<T>(
       '/api/v2/system/event_script',