diff --git a/pkg/cmd/repo/garden/http.go b/pkg/cmd/repo/garden/http.go
index af269fbfa..3ca60d0bd 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/repo/garden/http.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/repo/garden/http.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func getCommits(client *http.Client, repo ghrepo.Interface, maxCommits int) ([]*
 			break
 		}
 		result := Result{}
-		resp, err := getResponse(client, repo.RepoHost(), pathF(page), &result)
+		links, err := getResponse(client, repo.RepoHost(), pathF(page), &result)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -52,8 +52,7 @@ func getCommits(client *http.Client, repo ghrepo.Interface, maxCommits int) ([]*
 				Char:   colorFunc(string(handle[0])),
 			})
 		}
-		link := resp.Header["Link"]
-		if len(link) == 0 || !strings.Contains(link[0], "last") {
+		if len(links) == 0 || !strings.Contains(links[0], "last") {
 			paginating = false
 		}
 		page++
@@ -68,7 +67,8 @@ func getCommits(client *http.Client, repo ghrepo.Interface, maxCommits int) ([]*
 	return commits, nil
 }
 
-func getResponse(client *http.Client, host, path string, data interface{}) (*http.Response, error) {
+// getResponse performs the API call and returns the response's link header.
+func getResponse(client *http.Client, host, path string, data interface{}) ([]string, error) {
 	url := ghinstance.RESTPrefix(host) + path
 	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -87,8 +87,10 @@ func getResponse(client *http.Client, host, path string, data interface{}) (*htt
 		return nil, errors.New("api call failed")
 	}
 
+	links := resp.Header["Link"]
+
 	if resp.StatusCode == http.StatusNoContent {
-		return resp, nil
+		return links, nil
 	}
 
 	b, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
@@ -101,5 +103,5 @@ func getResponse(client *http.Client, host, path string, data interface{}) (*htt
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return resp, nil
+	return links, nil
 }