diff --git a/crates/bin/src/args.rs b/crates/bin/src/args.rs
index d8ea4e96..5d62b52e 100644
--- a/crates/bin/src/args.rs
+++ b/crates/bin/src/args.rs
@@ -609,8 +609,8 @@ You cannot use --{option} and specify multiple packages at the same time. Do one
             opts.github_token = Some(GithubToken(Zeroizing::new(github_token.into())));
         }
     }
-    match opts.github_token.as_deref() {
-        Some(token) if token.is_empty() => opts.github_token = None,
+    match opts.github_token.as_ref() {
+        Some(token) if token.len() < 10 => opts.github_token = None,
         _ => (),
     }