diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bf8ec0b3a5..6012fc2dd2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 - **scoop-reset:** Don't abort when multiple apps are passed and an app is running ([#5687](https://github.com/ScoopInstaller/Scoop/issues/5687))
 - **core:** Do not call `scoop` externally from inside the code ([#5695](https://github.com/ScoopInstaller/Scoop/issues/5695))
 - **scoop-checkup:** Don't throw 7zip error when external 7zip is used ([#5703](https://github.com/ScoopInstaller/Scoop/issues/5703))
+- **config:** Warn users about misconfigured GitHub token ([#5777](https://github.com/ScoopInstaller/Scoop/issues/5777))
 
 ### Performance Improvements
 
diff --git a/lib/install.ps1 b/lib/install.ps1
index 519c26403d..60f6d5a649 100644
--- a/lib/install.ps1
+++ b/lib/install.ps1
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ function Start-Download ($url, $to, $cookies) {
         Invoke-Download $url $to $cookies $progress
     } catch {
         $e = $_.exception
+        if ($e.Response.StatusCode -eq 'Unauthorized') {
+            warn "Token might be misconfigured."
+        }
         if($e.innerexception) { $e = $e.innerexception }
         throw $e
     }
@@ -246,7 +249,14 @@ function Invoke-CachedAria2Download ($app, $version, $manifest, $architecture, $
         } else {
             $download_finished = $false
             # create aria2 input file content
-            $urlstxt_content += "$(handle_special_urls $url)`n"
+            try {
+                $try_url = handle_special_urls $url
+            } catch {
+                if ($_.Exception.Response.StatusCode -eq 'Unauthorized') {
+                    warn "Token might be misconfigured."
+                }
+            }
+            $urlstxt_content += "$try_url`n"
             if (!$url.Contains('sourceforge.net')) {
                 $urlstxt_content += "    referer=$(strip_filename $url)`n"
             }