diff --git a/src/backends/github/API.js b/src/backends/github/API.js
index a8c2d1b3..934e0c44 100644
--- a/src/backends/github/API.js
+++ b/src/backends/github/API.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export default class API {
     return this.request("/user");
   }
 
-  isCollaborator(user) {
+  hasWriteAccess() {
     return this.request(this.repoURL)
       .then(repo => repo.permissions.push)
       .catch(error => {
diff --git a/src/backends/github/implementation.js b/src/backends/github/implementation.js
index 116f6789..8f978fa0 100644
--- a/src/backends/github/implementation.js
+++ b/src/backends/github/implementation.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export default class GitHub {
     this.token = state.token;
     this.api = new API({ token: this.token, branch: this.branch, repo: this.repo, api_root: this.api_root });
     return this.api.user().then(user =>
-      this.api.isCollaborator(user.login).then((isCollab) => {
+      this.api.hasWriteAccess().then((isCollab) => {
         // Unauthorized user
         if (!isCollab) throw new Error("Your GitHub user account does not have access to this repo.");
         // Authorized user