diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index b16d4a8b822..857ccdf6790 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 # NEXT_PUBLIC_ALGOLIA_APP_ID=insertValue
 # NEXT_PUBLIC_ALGOLIA_SEARCH_KEY=insertValue
 # NEXT_PUBLIC_ALGOLIA_BASE_SEARCH_INDEX_NAME=insertValue
+
+# Github token for read-only use with api functions
 # NEXT_PUBLIC_GITHUB_TOKEN_READ_ONLY=insertValue
 
 # Etherscan API key (required for Etherscan API fetches)
diff --git a/src/lib/api/fetchGitHistory.ts b/src/lib/api/fetchGitHistory.ts
index c3cab5a22bf..2f54f15c106 100644
--- a/src/lib/api/fetchGitHistory.ts
+++ b/src/lib/api/fetchGitHistory.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ async function fetchWithRateLimit(filepath: string): Promise<Commit[]> {
   url.searchParams.set("path", filepath)
   url.searchParams.set("sha", "master")
 
-  const gitHubToken = process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN_READ_ONLY
+  const gitHubToken = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_GITHUB_TOKEN_READ_ONLY
 
   // If no token available, return empty array
   if (!gitHubToken) return []