diff --git a/bin/github-backup b/bin/github-backup
index df8a7d5..64d4ba8 100755
--- a/bin/github-backup
+++ b/bin/github-backup
@@ -392,10 +392,9 @@ def _request_http_error(exc, auth, errors):
         print('Exceeded rate limit of {} requests; waiting {} seconds to reset'.format(limit, delta),  # noqa
               file=sys.stderr)
 
-        ratelimit_error = 'No more requests remaining'
         if auth is None:
-            ratelimit_error += '; authenticate to raise your GitHub rate limit'  # noqa
-        errors.append(ratelimit_error)
+            print('Hint: Authenticate to raise your GitHub rate limit',
+                  file=sys.stderr)
 
         time.sleep(delta)
         should_continue = True