diff --git a/internal_packages/github-contact-card/lib/github-user-store.es6 b/internal_packages/github-contact-card/lib/github-user-store.es6
index 71494f771..3eeb3fee5 100644
--- a/internal_packages/github-contact-card/lib/github-user-store.es6
+++ b/internal_packages/github-contact-card/lib/github-user-store.es6
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@ class GithubUserStore extends NylasStore {
       // repositories.
       if (profile !== false) {
         profile.repos = [];
-        this._githubRequest(`https://api.github.com/search/repositories?q=user:${profile.login}&sort=stars&order=desc`, (reposErr, reposResp, data)=> {
+        this._githubRequest(`https://api.github.com/search/repositories?q=user:${profile.login}&sort=stars&order=desc`, (reposErr, reposResp, repos)=> {
           // Sort the repositories by their stars (`-` for descending order)
-          profile.repos = _.sortBy(data.items, (repo)=> -repo.stargazers_count);
+          profile.repos = _.sortBy(repos.items, (repo)=> -repo.stargazers_count);
           // Trigger so that our React components refresh their state and display
           // the updated data.
           this.trigger(this);