diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/pickerscreens/GitHub.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/pickerscreens/GitHub.kt
index 76d376d7fe..98d8b9a663 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/pickerscreens/GitHub.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/pickerscreens/GitHub.kt
@@ -6,9 +6,18 @@ import com.unciv.json.fromJsonFile
 import com.unciv.json.json
 import com.unciv.logic.BackwardCompatibility.updateDeprecations
 import com.unciv.models.ruleset.ModOptions
+import com.unciv.ui.pickerscreens.Github.RateLimit
+import com.unciv.ui.pickerscreens.Github.download
+import com.unciv.ui.pickerscreens.Github.downloadAndExtract
+import com.unciv.ui.pickerscreens.Github.tryGetGithubReposWithTopic
 import com.unciv.utils.Log
 import com.unciv.utils.debug
-import java.io.*
+import java.io.BufferedInputStream
+import java.io.BufferedOutputStream
+import java.io.BufferedReader
+import java.io.FileOutputStream
+import java.io.InputStream
+import java.io.InputStreamReader
 import java.net.HttpURLConnection
 import java.net.URL
 import java.util.zip.ZipEntry
@@ -52,17 +61,16 @@ object Github {
 
     /**
      * Download a mod and extract, deleting any pre-existing version.
-     * @param gitRepoUrl Url of the repository as delivered by the Github search query
-     * @param defaultBranch Branch name as delivered by the Github search query
      * @param folderFileHandle Destination handle of mods folder - also controls Android internal/external
      * @author **Warning**: This took a long time to get just right, so if you're changing this, ***TEST IT THOROUGHLY*** on _both_ Desktop _and_ Phone
      * @return FileHandle for the downloaded Mod's folder or null if download failed
      */
     fun downloadAndExtract(
-        gitRepoUrl: String,
-        defaultBranch: String,
+        repo: Repo,
         folderFileHandle: FileHandle
     ): FileHandle? {
+        val defaultBranch = repo.default_branch
+        val gitRepoUrl = repo.html_url
         // Initiate download - the helper returns null when it fails
         val zipUrl = "$gitRepoUrl/archive/$defaultBranch.zip"
         val inputStream = download(zipUrl) ?: return null
@@ -299,8 +307,9 @@ object Github {
             } else {
                 val matchRepo = Regex("""^.*/(.*)/(.*)/?$""").matchEntire(url)
                 if (matchRepo != null && matchRepo.groups.size > 2) {
-                    owner.login = matchRepo.groups[1]!!.value
-                    name = matchRepo.groups[2]!!.value
+                    val repoString = download("https://api.github.com/repos/${matchRepo.groups[1]!!.value}/${matchRepo.groups[2]!!.value}")!!
+                        .bufferedReader().readText()
+                    return json().fromJson(Repo::class.java, repoString)
                 }
             }
             return this
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/pickerscreens/ModManagementScreen.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/pickerscreens/ModManagementScreen.kt
index 4c2a0e93bc..2683f34e11 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/pickerscreens/ModManagementScreen.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/pickerscreens/ModManagementScreen.kt
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ class ModManagementScreen(
     private fun downloadMod(repo: Github.Repo, postAction: () -> Unit = {}) {
         Concurrency.run("DownloadMod") { // to avoid ANRs - we've learnt our lesson from previous download-related actions
             try {
-                val modFolder = Github.downloadAndExtract(repo.html_url, repo.default_branch,
+                val modFolder = Github.downloadAndExtract(repo,
                     Gdx.files.local("mods"))
                     ?: throw Exception()    // downloadAndExtract returns null for 404 errors and the like -> display something!
                 Github.rewriteModOptions(repo, modFolder)
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/saves/LoadGameScreen.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/saves/LoadGameScreen.kt
index be9f519447..59bf0d2201 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/saves/LoadGameScreen.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/saves/LoadGameScreen.kt
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ import com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.ui.Table
 import com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.ui.TextButton
 import com.badlogic.gdx.utils.SerializationException
 import com.unciv.Constants
-import com.unciv.logic.UncivFiles
 import com.unciv.logic.MissingModsException
+import com.unciv.logic.UncivFiles
 import com.unciv.logic.UncivShowableException
 import com.unciv.models.ruleset.RulesetCache
 import com.unciv.models.translations.tr
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ class LoadGameScreen(previousScreen:BaseScreen) : LoadOrSaveScreen() {
                     val repo = repos.items.firstOrNull { it.name.lowercase() == modName }
                         ?: throw UncivShowableException("Could not find a mod named \"[$modName]\".")
                     val modFolder = Github.downloadAndExtract(
-                        repo.html_url, repo.default_branch,
+                        repo,
                         Gdx.files.local("mods")
                     )
                         ?: throw Exception() // downloadAndExtract returns null for 404 errors and the like -> display something!