diff --git a/swh/lister/github/tasks.py b/swh/lister/github/tasks.py
index fdc5a68..ef88c5d 100644
--- a/swh/lister/github/tasks.py
+++ b/swh/lister/github/tasks.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from .lister import GitHubLister
 class GitHubListerTask(ListerTaskBase):
     def new_lister(self):
         return GitHubLister(lister_name='github.com',
-                            api_baseurl='https://github.com')
+                            api_baseurl='https://api.github.com')
 
 
 class IncrementalGitHubLister(GitHubListerTask, IndexingDiscoveryListerTask):