diff --git a/command/gist.go b/command/gist.go
index 1816b2746..edd0b2f14 100644
--- a/command/gist.go
+++ b/command/gist.go
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ func gistCreate(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	// TODO ??
+	ok, err := client.EnsureScope("gist")
+
 	description, err := cmd.Flags().GetString("description")
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -61,6 +64,7 @@ func gistCreate(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 
 	fmt.Fprintf(colorableErr(cmd), "\nCreating a Gist for %s\n\n", user)
 
+	// Need a prior request (or a change to the reauth code)
 	gist, err := api.GistCreate(client, description, public, filename)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Failed to create a gist: %w", err)
diff --git a/command/root.go b/command/root.go
index eb3090725..8617ed1d1 100644
--- a/command/root.go
+++ b/command/root.go
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ var apiClientForContext = func(ctx context.Context) (*api.Client, error) {
 
 	opts = append(opts,
 		api.CheckScopes("read:org", checkScopesFunc),
-		api.CheckScopes("gist", checkScopesFunc),
+		api.CheckScopes("gist", checkScopesFunc), // TODO take this out and rely on per-gist-invocation reauth
 		api.AddHeaderFunc("Authorization", getAuthValue),
 		api.AddHeader("User-Agent", fmt.Sprintf("GitHub CLI %s", Version)),
 		// antiope-preview: Checks