diff --git a/scripts/start-setupModpack b/scripts/start-setupModpack
index e51de5afed0..5662c536f04 100755
--- a/scripts/start-setupModpack
+++ b/scripts/start-setupModpack
@@ -25,20 +25,7 @@ fi
 # If packwiz url passed, bootstrap packwiz and update mods before other modpack processing
 if [[ "${PACKWIZ_URL:-}" ]]; then
   # Ensure we have the latest packwiz bootstrap installer
-  if [[ "${GH_TOKEN:-}" ]]; then
-    # User has provided a Personal Access Token to mitigate rate-limiting issues
-    oAuthScopes="undefined"
-    oAuthScopes=$(curl -sv -H "Authorization: token $GH_TOKEN" https://api.github.com/users/codertocat -I | grep x-oauth-scopes)
-    if [[ ! "$oAuthScopes" =~ ^x-oauth-scopes:[[:space:]]*$ ]]; then
-      # Don't use what you don't have to...
-      log "ERROR: GH_TOKEN has permissions it doesn't need. Recreate or update this personal access token and disable ALL scopes."
-      exit 1
-    else
-      latestPackwiz=$(curl -fsSL -H "Authorization: token $GH_TOKEN" https://api.github.com/repos/packwiz/packwiz-installer-bootstrap/releases/latest)
-    fi
-  else
-    latestPackwiz=$(curl -fsSL https://api.github.com/repos/packwiz/packwiz-installer-bootstrap/releases/latest)
-  fi
+  latestPackwiz=$(get_from_gh "https://api.github.com/repos/packwiz/packwiz-installer-bootstrap/releases/latest")
   if [[ -z "${latestPackwiz}" ]]; then
     log "WARNING: Could not retrieve Packwiz bootstrap installer release information"
   else
@@ -59,11 +46,11 @@ if [[ "${PACKWIZ_URL:-}" ]]; then
   #if bootstrap download fails, download installer manually - then run without updating
   returnVal=$?
   if [[ $returnVal ]]; then
-    latestPackwizInstaller=$(curl -fsSL https://api.github.com/repos/packwiz/packwiz-installer/releases/latest)
+    latestPackwizInstaller=$(get_from_gh "https://api.github.com/repos/packwiz/packwiz-installer/releases/latest")
     latestPackwizInstallerVer=$(echo "${latestPackwizInstaller}" | jq --raw-output '.tag_name')
     latestPackwizInstallerUrl=$(echo "${latestPackwizInstaller}" | jq --raw-output '.assets[] | select(.name | match("packwiz-installer.jar")) | .url')
     log "Packwiz couldn't update - Downloading Packwiz Installer ${latestPackwizInstallerVer}"
-    curl -H "Accept:application/octet-stream" -o "packwiz-installer.jar" -fsSL "${latestPackwizInstallerUrl}"
+    get_from_gh "${latestPackwizInstallerUrl}" -H "Accept:application/octet-stream" -o "packwiz-installer.jar"
     java -jar "${PACKWIZ_BOOTSTRAP_JAR}" -g -bootstrap-no-update -s server "${PACKWIZ_URL}"
   fi
 fi
diff --git a/scripts/start-utils b/scripts/start-utils
index a4102f9acba..932fd70d423 100755
--- a/scripts/start-utils
+++ b/scripts/start-utils
@@ -1,5 +1,23 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+function get_from_gh() {
+  if [[ "${GH_TOKEN:-}" ]]; then
+    # User has provided a Personal Access Token to mitigate rate-limiting issues
+    if [[ -z "${oAuthScopes}" ]]; then
+      oAuthScopes=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: token $GH_TOKEN" https://api.github.com/users/codertocat -I | grep x-oauth-scopes)
+    fi
+    if [[ ! "$oAuthScopes" =~ ^x-oauth-scopes:[[:space:]]*$ ]]; then
+      # Don't use what you don't have to...
+      log "ERROR: GH_TOKEN has permissions it doesn't need. Recreate or update this personal access token and disable ALL scopes."
+      exit 1
+    else
+      echo $(curl -fsSL -H "Authorization: token $GH_TOKEN" ${@:2} $1)
+    fi
+  else
+    echo $(curl -fsSL ${@:2} $1)
+  fi
+}
+
 function join_by() {
   local d=$1
   shift
@@ -291,7 +309,7 @@ function checkSum() {
 
   # Get distro
   distro=$(getDistro)
-  
+
   if [ "${distro}" == "debian" ] && sha1sum -c "${sum_file}" --status 2> /dev/null; then
     return 0
   elif [ "${distro}" == "ubuntu" ] && sha1sum -c "${sum_file}" --status 2> /dev/null; then