diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index 647dfc9..611e552 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -52,10 +52,14 @@
 
     <div class="list-group">
         <?php
-        $repos = json_decode(file_get_contents("https://tildegit.org/api/v1/orgs/tildeverse/repos?limit=100") ?? []);
+        // have to use a token now? seems to be since gitea 1.19 - this one's read-only
+        $repos = json_decode(file_get_contents(
+            "https://tildegit.org/api/v1/orgs/tildeverse/repos?limit=100&token=448c748ee0082f46ccf246daf759874ca5d067cb") ?? []);
+
         usort($repos, function ($repo1, $repo2) {
             return $repo2->updated_at <=> $repo1->updated_at;
         });
+
         foreach ($repos as $repo):
             if ($repo->archived) continue; ?>
             <div class="list-group-item">