diff --git a/microservices/download/service.yaml b/microservices/download/service.yaml
index 2fb4ea6..2afb5db 100644
--- a/microservices/download/service.yaml
+++ b/microservices/download/service.yaml
@@ -5,5 +5,12 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   template:
     spec:
+      serviceAccountName: download-frontend@pulsar-357404.iam.gserviceaccount.com
       containers:
         - image: "us-west2-docker.pkg.dev/pulsar-357404/package-frontend/download:2.0.1"
+          env:
+          - name: GH_TOKEN_DOWNLOAD_MICROSERVICE
+            valueFrom:
+              secretKeyRef:
+                key: latest
+                name: GH_TOKEN_DOWNLOAD_MICROSERVICE
diff --git a/microservices/download/utils.js b/microservices/download/utils.js
index 6a03847..c3d9c57 100644
--- a/microservices/download/utils.js
+++ b/microservices/download/utils.js
@@ -1,4 +1,18 @@
 const https = require("node:https");
+let TOKEN = process.env.GH_TOKEN_DOWNLOAD_MICROSERVICE;
+
+// Environment Variables Check
+
+if (typeof TOKEN === "undefined") {
+  if (process.env.PULSAR_STATUS === "dev") {
+    // We are in dev mode, assign dev values
+    TOKEN = "123456";
+  } else {
+    // We are not in dev mode. Our secrets are gone and the application will fail to work
+    console.log("Missing Required Environment Variables! Something has gone wrong!");
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+}
 
 function doRequest() {
 
@@ -8,7 +22,8 @@ function doRequest() {
     method: 'GET',
     headers: {
       'Accept': 'application/vnd.github+json',
-      'User-Agent': 'pulsar-edit/package-frontend/microservices/download'
+      'User-Agent': 'pulsar-edit/package-frontend/microservices/download',
+      'Authorization': `Bearer ${TOKEN}`
     }
   };