diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index c176cf5a..7cf17489 100755
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -47,11 +47,18 @@ export ENABLED_CHECKS=
 #
 # Boolean inputs are strings https://github.com/actions/runner/issues/1483.
 # ===============================================================================
-curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $GITHUB_AUTH_TOKEN" https://api.github.com/repos/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY > repo_info.json
+status_code=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $GITHUB_AUTH_TOKEN" https://api.github.com/repos/"$GITHUB_REPOSITORY" -o repo_info.json -w '%{http_code}')
+if [[ $status_code -lt 200 ]] || [[ $status_code -ge 300 ]]; then
+    error_msg=$(jq -r .message repo_info.json 2>/dev/null || echo 'unknown error')
+    echo "Failed to get repository information from GitHub, response $status_code: $error_msg"
+    echo "$(<repo_info.json)"
+    rm repo_info.json
+    exit 1;
+fi
+
 export SCORECARD_PRIVATE_REPOSITORY="$(cat repo_info.json | jq -r '.private')"
 export SCORECARD_DEFAULT_BRANCH="refs/heads/$(cat repo_info.json | jq -r '.default_branch')"
 export SCORECARD_IS_FORK="$(cat repo_info.json | jq -r '.fork')"
-rm repo_info.json
 
 # If the repository is private, never publish the results.
 if [[ "$SCORECARD_PRIVATE_REPOSITORY" == "true" ]]; then
@@ -73,6 +80,8 @@ echo "Publication enabled: $SCORECARD_PUBLISH_RESULTS"
 echo "Format: $SCORECARD_RESULTS_FORMAT"
 echo "Policy file: $SCORECARD_POLICY_FILE"
 echo "Default branch: $SCORECARD_DEFAULT_BRANCH"
+echo "$(<repo_info.json)"
+rm repo_info.json
 
 if [[ -z "$GITHUB_AUTH_TOKEN" ]]; then
     echo "The 'repo_token' variable is empty."