diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7f77187..808c1dd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/) and this p
 
 ### Fixed
 
+- Fixes [#1506](https://github.com/gitkraken/vscode-gitlens/issues/1506) - Annoying Github login request
 - Fixes [#1735](https://github.com/gitkraken/vscode-gitlens/issues/1735) - "gitlens.hovers.detailsMarkdownFormat" edit error
 - Fixes [#1745](https://github.com/gitkraken/vscode-gitlens/issues/1745) - autolinks.url encodes hash char
 - Fixes [#1572](https://github.com/gitkraken/vscode-gitlens/issues/1572) - Forced regular expression search in changes
diff --git a/src/git/remotes/provider.ts b/src/git/remotes/provider.ts
index 3c23f00..0b7d612 100644
--- a/src/git/remotes/provider.ts
+++ b/src/git/remotes/provider.ts
@@ -595,6 +595,7 @@ export abstract class RichRemoteProvider extends RemoteProvider {
 		try {
 			session = await authentication.getSession(this.authProvider.id, this.authProvider.scopes, {
 				createIfNone: createIfNeeded,
+				silent: !createIfNeeded,
 			});
 		} catch (ex) {
 			await Container.instance.context.workspaceState.update(this.connectedKey, undefined);