diff --git a/src/components/GithubStatistics.js b/src/components/GithubStatistics.js
index b9d68ca..28ad5a6 100644
--- a/src/components/GithubStatistics.js
+++ b/src/components/GithubStatistics.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class GithubStatistics extends React.Component {
     /* eslint-disable-next-line */
     var t = btoa(GITHUB_API_TOKEN)
     /* eslint-disable-next-line */
-    this.fetcher = new GithubFetcher(btoa(t))
+    this.fetcher = new GithubFetcher(t)
     this.props.updateState("githubApiToken", t)
 
     this.search = _.debounce(
@@ -281,4 +281,4 @@ const mapDispatchToProps = dispatch => ({
 export default connect(
   null,
   mapDispatchToProps,
-)(GithubStatistics)
\ No newline at end of file
+)(GithubStatistics)