diff --git a/bumblebee/modules/github.py b/bumblebee/modules/github.py
index dc38b5e..6c97650 100644
--- a/bumblebee/modules/github.py
+++ b/bumblebee/modules/github.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Requires the following library:
     * requests
 
 Parameters:
-    * github.token: GitHub user access token
+    * github.token: GitHub user access token, the token needs to have the 'notifications' scope.
     * github.interval: Interval in minutes
 """