diff --git a/src/admin/github/GitHubForkStatusBadgeClient.tsx b/src/admin/github/GitHubForkStatusBadgeClient.tsx
index c51a4c32..66f92c3d 100644
--- a/src/admin/github/GitHubForkStatusBadgeClient.tsx
+++ b/src/admin/github/GitHubForkStatusBadgeClient.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export default function GitHubForkStatusBadgeClient({
   tooltip,
 }: {
   label?: ReactNode
-  style?: 'success' | 'warning' | 'mono'
+  style?: 'success' | 'warning' | 'error' | 'mono'
   tooltip?: ReactNode
 }) {
   const classNameForStyle = () => {
@@ -22,11 +22,17 @@ export default function GitHubForkStatusBadgeClient({
       'border-green-300/40 dark:border-green-900/50',
     );
     case 'warning': return clsx(
-      'text-amber-800/90 hover:text-amber-700',
+      'text-amber-800/90 hover:text-amber-800/90',
       'dark:text-amber-400 dark:hover:text-amber-400',
       'bg-amber-100/40 dark:bg-amber-900/25',
       'border-amber-300/40 dark:border-amber-900/50',
     );
+    case 'error': return clsx(
+      'text-red-700/90 hover:text-red-700/90',
+      'dark:text-red-400 dark:hover:text-red-400',
+      'bg-red-100/20 dark:bg-red-900/25',
+      'border-red-300/40 dark:border-red-900/50',
+    );
     default: return clsx(
       'text-main',
       'bg-white dark:bg-transparent',
diff --git a/src/admin/github/GitHubForkStatusBadgeServer.tsx b/src/admin/github/GitHubForkStatusBadgeServer.tsx
index 8299ce75..5b7657fe 100644
--- a/src/admin/github/GitHubForkStatusBadgeServer.tsx
+++ b/src/admin/github/GitHubForkStatusBadgeServer.tsx
@@ -20,28 +20,43 @@ export default async function GitHubForkStatusBadgeServer() {
     isBehind,
     label,
     description,
+    didError,
   } = await getGitHubMetaWithFallback({ owner, repo, branch, commit });
 
+  const repoLink = (text: string) =>
+    <a
+      href={getGitHubRepoUrl({ owner, repo })}
+      target="_blank"
+      className="underline hover:no-underline hover:text-main"
+    >
+      {text}
+    </a>;
+
+  const isBehindContent = <>
+    {' '}
+    {repoLink('Sync on GitHub')} for latest updates.
+  </>;
+
+  const didErrorContent = <>
+    {' '}
+    Could not connect to {repoLink('GitHub')}.
+  </>;
+
   return isForkedFromBase || isBaseRepo
     ? <GitHubForkStatusBadgeClient {...{
       url,
       label,
       tooltip: <>
         {description}
-        {isBehind && <>
-          {' '}
-          <a
-            href={getGitHubRepoUrl({ owner, repo })}
-            target="_blank"
-            className="underline hover:no-underline hover:text-main"
-          >
-            Sync on GitHub
-          </a>
-          {' '}
-          for latest updates.
-        </>}
+        {didError
+          ? didErrorContent
+          : isBehind
+            ? isBehindContent
+            : null}
       </>,
-      style: isBehind === undefined || isBehind ? 'warning' : 'mono',
+      style: didError || isBehind === undefined || isBehind
+        ? 'warning'
+        : 'mono',
     }} />
     : null;
 }
diff --git a/src/admin/github/index.ts b/src/admin/github/index.ts
index 9213f0ae..b36c79cc 100644
--- a/src/admin/github/index.ts
+++ b/src/admin/github/index.ts
@@ -5,14 +5,13 @@ import {
 } from '@/site/config';
 
 const DEFAULT_BRANCH = 'main';
-
 const FALLBACK_TEXT = 'Unknown';
+const CACHE_GITHUB_REQUESTS = false;
 
 // Cache all results for 2 minutes to avoid rate limiting
 // GitHub API requests limited to 60 requests per hour
-const FETCH_CONFIG: RequestInit = {
-  next: { revalidate: 120 },
-};
+const FETCH_CONFIG: RequestInit = CACHE_GITHUB_REQUESTS
+  ? { next: { revalidate: 120 } } : {};
 
 interface RepoParams {
   owner?: string
@@ -152,6 +151,7 @@ const getGitHubMeta = async (params: RepoParams) => {
     isBehind,
     label,
     description,
+    didError: false,
   };
 };
 
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ export const getGitHubMetaWithFallback = (params: RepoParams) =>
         behindBy: undefined,
         isBehind: undefined,
         label: FALLBACK_TEXT,
-        description: FALLBACK_TEXT,
+        description: 'Could not connect to GitHub.',
+        didError: true,
       };
     });