diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index a58e1d7..843e6ba 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ var secureServer = !!process.env.HTTPS;
 var serverPort = +process.env.PORT || +process.argv[2] || (secureServer? 443: 80);
 var bindAddress = process.env.BIND_ADDRESS || process.argv[3] || '::';
 var infoSite = process.env.INFOSITE || "http://shields.io";
+var githubApiUrl = process.env.GITHUB_URL || 'https://api.github.com';
 var Camp = require('camp');
 var camp = Camp.start({
   documentRoot: __dirname,
@@ -2865,7 +2866,7 @@ cache(function(data, match, sendBadge, request) {
   var user = match[1];  // eg, strongloop/express
   var repo = match[2];
   var format = match[3];
-  var apiUrl = 'https://api.github.com/repos/' + user + '/' + repo + '/tags';
+  var apiUrl = githubApiUrl + '/repos/' + user + '/' + repo + '/tags';
   var badgeData = getBadgeData('tag', data);
   if (badgeData.template === 'social') {
     badgeData.logo = badgeData.logo || logos.github;
@@ -2926,7 +2927,7 @@ cache(function(data, match, sendBadge, request) {
   var user = match[1];  // eg, qubyte/rubidium
   var repo = match[2];
   var format = match[3];
-  var apiUrl = 'https://api.github.com/repos/' + user + '/' + repo + '/releases/latest';
+  var apiUrl = githubApiUrl + '/repos/' + user + '/' + repo + '/releases/latest';
   var badgeData = getBadgeData('release', data);
   if (badgeData.template === 'social') {
     badgeData.logo = badgeData.logo || logos.github;
@@ -2959,7 +2960,7 @@ cache(function(data, match, sendBadge, request) {
   var repo = match[2];  // eg, subtitleedit
   var version = match[3];  // eg, 3.4.7
   var format = match[4];
-  var apiUrl = 'https://api.github.com/repos/' + user + '/' + repo + '/compare/' + version + '...master';
+  var apiUrl = githubApiUrl + '/repos/' + user + '/' + repo + '/compare/' + version + '...master';
   var badgeData = getBadgeData('commits since ' + version, data);
   if (badgeData.template === 'social') {
     badgeData.logo = badgeData.logo || logos.github;
@@ -2999,7 +3000,7 @@ cache(function(data, match, sendBadge, request) {
     total = false;
   }
 
-  var apiUrl = 'https://api.github.com/repos/' + user + '/' + repo + '/releases';
+  var apiUrl = githubApiUrl + '/repos/' + user + '/' + repo + '/releases';
   if (!total) {
     var release_path = tag !== 'latest' ? 'tags/' + tag : 'latest';
     apiUrl = apiUrl + '/' + release_path;
@@ -3063,15 +3064,15 @@ cache(function(data, match, sendBadge, request) {
   var repo = match[5];  // eg, shields
   var ghLabel = match[6];  // eg, website
   var format = match[7];
-  var apiUrl = 'https://api.github.com/';
+  var apiUrl = githubApiUrl;
   var query = {};
   var issuesApi = false;  // Are we using the issues API instead of the repo one?
   if (isPR) {
-    apiUrl += 'search/issues';
+    apiUrl += '/search/issues';
     query.q = 'is:pr is:' + (isClosed? 'closed': 'open') +
       ' repo:' + user + '/' + repo;
   } else {
-    apiUrl += 'repos/' + user + '/' + repo;
+    apiUrl += '/repos/' + user + '/' + repo;
     if (isClosed || ghLabel !== undefined) {
       apiUrl += '/issues';
       if (isClosed) { query.state = 'closed'; }
@@ -3125,7 +3126,7 @@ cache(function(data, match, sendBadge, request) {
   var user = match[1];  // eg, qubyte/rubidium
   var repo = match[2];
   var format = match[3];
-  var apiUrl = 'https://api.github.com/repos/' + user + '/' + repo;
+  var apiUrl = githubApiUrl + '/repos/' + user + '/' + repo;
   var badgeData = getBadgeData('forks', data);
   if (badgeData.template === 'social') {
     badgeData.logo = badgeData.logo || logos.github;
@@ -3160,7 +3161,7 @@ cache(function(data, match, sendBadge, request) {
   var user = match[1];  // eg, qubyte/rubidium
   var repo = match[2];
   var format = match[3];
-  var apiUrl = 'https://api.github.com/repos/' + user + '/' + repo;
+  var apiUrl = githubApiUrl + '/repos/' + user + '/' + repo;
   var badgeData = getBadgeData('stars', data);
   if (badgeData.template === 'social') {
     badgeData.logo = badgeData.logo || logos.github;
@@ -3193,7 +3194,7 @@ cache(function(data, match, sendBadge, request) {
   var user = match[1];  // eg, qubyte/rubidium
   var repo = match[2];
   var format = match[3];
-  var apiUrl = 'https://api.github.com/repos/' + user + '/' + repo;
+  var apiUrl = githubApiUrl + '/repos/' + user + '/' + repo;
   var badgeData = getBadgeData('watchers', data);
   if (badgeData.template === 'social') {
     badgeData.logo = badgeData.logo || logos.github;
@@ -3225,7 +3226,7 @@ camp.route(/^\/github\/followers\/([^\/]+)\.(svg|png|gif|jpg|json)$/,
 cache(function(data, match, sendBadge, request) {
   var user = match[1];  // eg, qubyte
   var format = match[2];
-  var apiUrl = 'https://api.github.com/users/' + user;
+  var apiUrl = githubApiUrl + '/users/' + user;
   var badgeData = getBadgeData('followers', data);
   if (badgeData.template === 'social') {
     badgeData.logo = badgeData.logo || logos.github;
@@ -3254,7 +3255,7 @@ cache(function(data, match, sendBadge, request) {
   var user = match[1];  // eg, mashape
   var repo = match[2];  // eg, apistatus
   var format = match[3];
-  var apiUrl = 'https://api.github.com/repos/' + user + '/' + repo;
+  var apiUrl = githubApiUrl + '/repos/' + user + '/' + repo;
   var badgeData = getBadgeData('license', data);
   if (badgeData.template === 'social') {
     badgeData.logo = badgeData.logo || logos.github;