diff --git a/.github/workflows/BuildJobs.yml b/.github/workflows/BuildJobs.yml
index 9173c6ebbf..ab7f7f4321 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/BuildJobs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/BuildJobs.yml
@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: pnpm install
       - name: "Executing E2E tests"
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: >-
           node 
           ./automation/run-e2e/bin/run-e2e-in-chunks.mjs
diff --git a/automation/run-e2e/lib/ci.mjs b/automation/run-e2e/lib/ci.mjs
index 880b59b742..8bb13566f2 100644
--- a/automation/run-e2e/lib/ci.mjs
+++ b/automation/run-e2e/lib/ci.mjs
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 import c from "ansi-colors";
 import findFreePort from "find-free-port";
 import nodeIp from "ip";
-import fetch from "node-fetch";
 import { execSync } from "node:child_process";
 import sh from "shelljs";
 import parseArgs from "yargs-parser";
 import { createDeploymentBundle, prepareImage, startCypress, startRuntime } from "./docker-utils.mjs";
 import { setupTestProject } from "./setup-test-project.mjs";
-import { updateWidget } from "./utils.mjs";
+import { fetchWithReport, updateWidget } from "./utils.mjs";
 
-const MX_VERSION_MAP_URL = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mendix/web-widgets/main/automation/run-e2e/mendix-versions.json";
+const MX_VERSION_MAP_URL =
+    "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mendix/web-widgets/main/automation/run-e2e/mendix-versions.json";
 
 const { ls, cat } = sh;
 
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ async function getMendixVersion(options) {
         return process.env.MENDIX_VERSION;
     }
 
-    const versionMapResponse = await fetch(MX_VERSION_MAP_URL);
+    const versionMapResponse = await fetchWithReport(MX_VERSION_MAP_URL);
     if (versionMapResponse.ok) {
         const { mxVersion } = options;
         const versionMap = await versionMapResponse.json();
diff --git a/automation/run-e2e/lib/setup-test-project.mjs b/automation/run-e2e/lib/setup-test-project.mjs
index 2a3207e8a6..22f715ab0b 100644
--- a/automation/run-e2e/lib/setup-test-project.mjs
+++ b/automation/run-e2e/lib/setup-test-project.mjs
@@ -5,10 +5,9 @@ import { mkdtemp } from "node:fs/promises";
 import { pipeline } from "node:stream";
 import { promisify } from "node:util";
 import { join } from "node:path";
-import fetch from "node-fetch";
 import sh from "shelljs";
 import crossZip from "cross-zip";
-import { packageMeta } from "./utils.mjs";
+import { packageMeta, fetchGithubRestAPI, fetchWithReport } from "./utils.mjs";
 
 const { cp, ls, mkdir, rm, mv } = sh;
 const streamPipe = promisify(pipeline);
@@ -58,7 +57,7 @@ async function downloadTestProject(repository, branch) {
     try {
         await streamPipe(
             (
-                await fetch(`${repository}/archive/refs/heads/${branch}.zip`)
+                await fetchWithReport(`${repository}/archive/refs/heads/${branch}.zip`)
             ).body,
             createWriteStream(downloadedArchivePath)
         );
@@ -81,14 +80,16 @@ async function updateAtlas() {
         "tests/testProject/themesource/datawidgets"
     );
 
-    const releasesResponse = await fetch("https://api.github.com/repos/mendix/StarterApp_Blank/releases/latest");
+    const releasesResponse = await fetchGithubRestAPI(
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/mendix/StarterApp_Blank/releases/latest"
+    );
     if (releasesResponse.ok) {
         const release = await releasesResponse.json();
         const [{ browser_download_url }] = release.assets;
         const downloadedPath = join(await usetmp(), `StarterAppRelease.zip`);
         const outPath = await usetmp();
         try {
-            await streamPipe((await fetch(browser_download_url)).body, createWriteStream(downloadedPath));
+            await streamPipe((await fetchWithReport(browser_download_url)).body, createWriteStream(downloadedPath));
             crossZip.unzipSync(downloadedPath, outPath);
             cp("-r", join(outPath, "theme"), "tests/testProject");
             cp("-r", join(outPath, "themesource"), "tests/testProject");
diff --git a/automation/run-e2e/lib/utils.mjs b/automation/run-e2e/lib/utils.mjs
index c71d75e1ad..ce945dbeef 100644
--- a/automation/run-e2e/lib/utils.mjs
+++ b/automation/run-e2e/lib/utils.mjs
@@ -45,18 +45,38 @@ export async function updateWidget() {
     cp("-f", mpkPath, outDir);
 }
 
-export async function await200(url = "http://localhost:8080", attempts = 50) {
+export async function fetchWithReport(url, init) {
+    const response = await fetch(url, init);
+    if (response.ok) {
+        return response;
+    }
+    console.error(`HTTP Error Response: ${response.status} ${response.statusText}`);
+    const errorBody = await response.text();
+    console.error(`Error body: ${errorBody}`);
+    throw new Error("HTTP Error");
+}
+
+export async function fetchGithubRestAPI(url, init = {}) {
+    const token = process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN;
+    assert.ok(typeof token === "string" && token.length > 0, "GITHUB_TOKEN is missing");
+
+    return fetchWithReport(url, {
+        ...init,
+        headers: {
+            Accept: "application/vnd.github+json",
+            Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`,
+            "X-GitHub-Api-Version": "2022-11-28",
+            ...init.headers
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+export async function await200(url = "http://127.0.0.1:8080", attempts = 50) {
     let n = 0;
     while (++n <= attempts) {
         console.log(c.cyan(`GET ${url} ${n}`));
-        let response;
-        try {
-            response = await fetch(url);
-        } catch {
-            // ignore
-        }
-
-        const { ok, status } = response ?? {};
+        const response = await fetch(url);
+        const { ok, status } = response;
 
         if (ok && status === 200) {
             console.log(c.green(`200 OK, continue`));