diff --git a/plugins/github/gh.go b/plugins/github/gh.go
index e89c0cc9c..09a277332 100644
--- a/plugins/github/gh.go
+++ b/plugins/github/gh.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ func GitHubCLI() schema.Executable {
 		NeedsAuth: needsauth.IfAll(
 			needsauth.NotForHelpOrVersion(),
 			needsauth.NotWithoutArgs(),
+			needsauth.NotWhenContainsArgs("__complete"),
 		),
 		Uses: []schema.CredentialUsage{
 			{