diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/github_branch_source/GitHubSCMNavigator.java b/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/github_branch_source/GitHubSCMNavigator.java
index d2adf273b..ecc858782 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/github_branch_source/GitHubSCMNavigator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/github_branch_source/GitHubSCMNavigator.java
@@ -1252,6 +1252,7 @@ public void visitSource(String sourceName, SCMSourceObserver observer) throws IO
         }
 
         try {
+            Connector.configureLocalRateLimitChecker(listener, github);
             // Input data validation
             if (credentials != null && !isCredentialValid(github)) {
                 String message = String.format(
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/github_branch_source/GitHubSCMSource.java b/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/github_branch_source/GitHubSCMSource.java
index ce2e3cc83..69d1a8c23 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/github_branch_source/GitHubSCMSource.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/github_branch_source/GitHubSCMSource.java
@@ -1236,6 +1236,7 @@ private static void retrievePullRequest(
                 // The probe github will be closed along with the probe.
                 final GitHub gitHub = Connector.connect(apiUri, credentials);
                 try {
+                    Connector.configureLocalRateLimitChecker(listener, github);
                     ensureDetailedGHPullRequest(pr, listener, gitHub, ghRepository);
                 } finally {
                     Connector.release(gitHub);
@@ -1957,6 +1958,7 @@ protected List<Action> retrieveActions(@CheckForNull SCMSourceEvent event, @NonN
         GitHub hub = Connector.connect(apiUri, credentials);
         try {
             Connector.checkConnectionValidity(apiUri, listener, credentials, hub);
+            Connector.configureLocalRateLimitChecker(listener, github);
             try {
                 ghRepository = hub.getRepository(getRepoOwner() + '/' + repository);
                 resolvedRepositoryUrl = ghRepository.getHtmlUrl();