diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index fbbc8a6..c390766 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ jobs:
       - run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y shellcheck
       - run: sh scripts/install-lint-tools.sh
       - run: make lint
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}  # lychee uses it to avoid GitHub rate limits
 
   micropython:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/lychee.toml b/lychee.toml
index c64e43a..773b7ec 100644
--- a/lychee.toml
+++ b/lychee.toml
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ exclude = [
 exclude_path = [".git"]
 max_retries = 2
 timeout = 20
-accept = ["200..=299", "403", "429"]
+accept = ["200..=299", "403", "429", "503"]  # 429 and 503 are GitHub throttling, not dead links
 include_fragments = false