diff --git a/src/Explorer/Notebook/NotebookManager.ts b/src/Explorer/Notebook/NotebookManager.ts
index 85b888d5a..8afab432c 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Notebook/NotebookManager.ts
+++ b/src/Explorer/Notebook/NotebookManager.ts
@@ -113,11 +113,14 @@ export default class NotebookManager {
       this.params.resourceTree.initializeGitHubRepos(pinnedRepos);
       this.params.resourceTree.triggerRender();
     });
-    this.junoClient.getPinnedRepos(this.gitHubOAuthService.getTokenObservable()()?.scope);
+    this.refreshPinnedRepos();
   }
 
   public refreshPinnedRepos(): void {
-    this.junoClient.getPinnedRepos(this.gitHubOAuthService.getTokenObservable()()?.scope);
+    const token = this.gitHubOAuthService.getTokenObservable()();
+    if (token) {
+      this.junoClient.getPinnedRepos(token.scope);
+    }
   }
 
   public async openPublishNotebookPane(