diff --git a/custom_components/hacs/repositories/base.py b/custom_components/hacs/repositories/base.py
index 43fa1967501..0464dd8a8e6 100644
--- a/custom_components/hacs/repositories/base.py
+++ b/custom_components/hacs/repositories/base.py
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
 
 from aiogithubapi import (
     AIOGitHubAPIException,
-    AIOGitHubAPINotModifiedException,
     GitHubException,
+    GitHubNotModifiedException,
 )
 import attr
 from homeassistant.helpers import device_registry as dr, issue_registry as ir
@@ -1012,11 +1012,17 @@ async def async_get_legacy_repository_object(
     ) -> tuple[AIOGitHubAPIRepository, Any | None]:
         """Return a repository object."""
         try:
-            repository = await self.hacs.github.get_repo(self.data.full_name, etag)
-            return repository, self.hacs.github.client.last_response.etag
-        except AIOGitHubAPINotModifiedException as exception:
+            response = await self.hacs.githubapi.repos.get(
+                repository=self.data.full_name,
+                etag=etag,
+            )
+            return AIOGitHubAPIRepository(
+                client=self.hacs.github.client,
+                attributes=response.data._raw_data,
+            ), response.etag
+        except GitHubNotModifiedException as exception:
             raise HacsNotModifiedException(exception) from exception
-        except (ValueError, AIOGitHubAPIException, Exception) as exception:
+        except Exception as exception:
             raise HacsException(exception) from exception
 
     def update_filenames(self) -> None: