diff --git a/api/client.go b/api/client.go
index 3b6ddaf9c..3fcf0d930 100644
--- a/api/client.go
+++ b/api/client.go
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ func (err HTTPError) ScopesSuggestion() string {
 // ScopesSuggestion is an error messaging utility that prints the suggestion to request additional OAuth
 // scopes in case a server response indicates that there are missing scopes.
 func ScopesSuggestion(resp *http.Response) string {
-	if resp.StatusCode < 400 || resp.StatusCode > 499 {
+	if resp.StatusCode < 400 || resp.StatusCode > 499 || resp.StatusCode == 422 {
 		return ""
 	}
 
diff --git a/api/client_test.go b/api/client_test.go
index 415f52366..ccf911f94 100644
--- a/api/client_test.go
+++ b/api/client_test.go
@@ -208,6 +208,11 @@ func TestHTTPError_ScopesSuggestion(t *testing.T) {
 			resp: makeResponse(404, "https://api.github.com/gists", "", "gist, delete_repo"),
 			want: ``,
 		},
+		{
+			name: "http code is 422",
+			resp: makeResponse(422, "https://api.github.com/gists", "", "gist"),
+			want: "",
+		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {