diff --git a/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/User.pm b/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/User.pm
index 15fcefe6..2881429d 100644
--- a/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/User.pm
+++ b/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/User.pm
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ sub github_redirect :Path('/github-redirect') Args(0) {
         value => $after,
     };
 
-    $c->res->redirect("https://github.com/login/oauth/authorize?client_id=$client_id");
+    $c->res->redirect("https://github.com/login/oauth/authorize?client_id=$client_id&scope=user:email");
 }