diff --git a/bin/github-backup b/bin/github-backup
index 097ba1c..55b77ae 100755
--- a/bin/github-backup
+++ b/bin/github-backup
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ def retrieve_repositories(args, authenticated_user):
         template = 'https://{0}/user/repos'.format(
             get_github_api_host(args))
     else:
-        if args.private:
+        if args.private and not args.organization:
             log_warning('Authenticated user is different from user being backed up, thus private repositories cannot be accessed')
         template = 'https://{0}/users/{1}/repos'.format(
             get_github_api_host(args),