diff --git a/src/pages/404.tsx b/src/pages/404.tsx
index 82f268a70a..8fb61d55d6 100644
--- a/src/pages/404.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/404.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import NextLink from 'next/link';
 import { GopherHomeFront } from '../components/UI/svgs';
 import { PageMetadata } from '../components/UI';
 
-import { METADATA} from '../constants';
+import { METADATA } from '../constants';
 
 const Page404NotFound: NextPage = ({}) => {
   return (
@@ -13,10 +13,16 @@ const Page404NotFound: NextPage = ({}) => {
       <PageMetadata title={METADATA.PAGE_404_TITLE} description={METADATA.PAGE_404_DESCRIPTION} />
 
       <main id='main-content'>
-        <Flex direction='column' alignItems='center' py={{ base: 16, md: 24 }} border="2px" borderColor="primary">
+        <Flex
+          direction='column'
+          alignItems='center'
+          py={{ base: 16, md: 24 }}
+          border='2px'
+          borderColor='primary'
+        >
           <GopherHomeFront />
           <Text
-            fontSize={{ base: "8xl", md: "9xl" }}
+            fontSize={{ base: '8xl', md: '9xl' }}
             lineHeight='120%'
             fontFamily='heading'
             textAlign='center'
@@ -26,7 +32,7 @@ const Page404NotFound: NextPage = ({}) => {
             404
           </Text>
           <Text
-            fontSize={{ base: 'xl', md: '2xl'}}
+            fontSize={{ base: 'xl', md: '2xl' }}
             fontFamily='heading'
             fontWeight='700'
             textAlign='center'
diff --git a/src/utils/getLastModifiedDate.ts b/src/utils/getLastModifiedDate.ts
index 5b63043bc1..773e962cea 100644
--- a/src/utils/getLastModifiedDate.ts
+++ b/src/utils/getLastModifiedDate.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,19 @@
 import { LAST_COMMIT_BASE_URL } from '../constants';
 
-export const getLastModifiedDate = async (filePath: string) =>
-  fetch(`${LAST_COMMIT_BASE_URL}${filePath}/index.md&page=1&per_page=1`)
+export const getLastModifiedDate = async (filePath: string) => {
+  const headers = new Headers({
+    // Note: this token expires on Dec 16, 2023
+    // check fine-grained tokens https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/creating-a-personal-access-token#about-personal-access-tokens
+    Authorization: 'Token ' + process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN_READ_ONLY
+  });
+
+  return fetch(`${LAST_COMMIT_BASE_URL}${filePath}/index.md&page=1&per_page=1`, { headers })
     .then(res => res.json())
     .then(commits => commits[0].commit.committer.date)
     .catch(_ =>
-      fetch(`${LAST_COMMIT_BASE_URL}${filePath}.md&page=1&per_page=1`)
+      fetch(`${LAST_COMMIT_BASE_URL}${filePath}.md&page=1&per_page=1`, { headers })
         .then(res => res.json())
         .then(commits => commits[0].commit.committer.date)
+        .catch(console.error)
     );
+};