diff --git a/awx/settings/defaults.py b/awx/settings/defaults.py
index e1f67ff414..4c7d69e85d 100644
--- a/awx/settings/defaults.py
+++ b/awx/settings/defaults.py
@@ -370,14 +370,17 @@ SOCIAL_AUTH_GOOGLE_OAUTH2_SCOPE = ['profile']
 
 SOCIAL_AUTH_GITHUB_KEY = ''
 SOCIAL_AUTH_GITHUB_SECRET = ''
+SOCIAL_AUTH_GITHUB_SCOPE = ['user:email', 'read:org']
 
 SOCIAL_AUTH_GITHUB_ORG_KEY = ''
 SOCIAL_AUTH_GITHUB_ORG_SECRET = ''
 SOCIAL_AUTH_GITHUB_ORG_NAME = ''
+SOCIAL_AUTH_GITHUB_ORG_SCOPE = ['user:email', 'read:org']
 
 SOCIAL_AUTH_GITHUB_TEAM_KEY = ''
 SOCIAL_AUTH_GITHUB_TEAM_SECRET = ''
 SOCIAL_AUTH_GITHUB_TEAM_ID = ''
+SOCIAL_AUTH_GITHUB_TEAM_SCOPE = ['user:email', 'read:org']
 
 SOCIAL_AUTH_SAML_SP_ENTITY_ID = ''
 SOCIAL_AUTH_SAML_SP_PUBLIC_CERT = ''