diff --git a/prowler/providers/github/services/repository/repository_service.py b/prowler/providers/github/services/repository/repository_service.py
index e2ba4a4c95..96ccbbe7ed 100644
--- a/prowler/providers/github/services/repository/repository_service.py
+++ b/prowler/providers/github/services/repository/repository_service.py
@@ -18,16 +18,19 @@ class Repository(GithubService):
             for client in self.clients:
                 for repo in client.get_user().get_repos():
                     default_branch = repo.default_branch
+                    securitymd_exists = False
                     try:
                         securitymd_exists = repo.get_contents("SECURITY.md") is not None
-                    except Exception:
-                        securitymd_exists = False
+                    except Exception as e:
+                        logger.warning(
+                            f"Could not find SECURITY.md for repo {repo.name}: {e}"
+                        )
 
-                    branch = repo.get_branch(default_branch)
                     require_pr = False
                     approval_cnt = 0
-                    if branch.protected:
-                        try:
+                    try:
+                        branch = repo.get_branch(default_branch)
+                        if branch.protected:
                             protection = branch.get_protection()
                             if protection:
                                 require_pr = (
@@ -38,9 +41,10 @@ class Repository(GithubService):
                                     if require_pr
                                     else 0
                                 )
-                        except Exception:
-                            require_pr = False
-                            approval_cnt = 0
+                    except Exception as e:
+                        logger.warning(
+                            f"Could not get branch protection for repo {repo.name}: {e}"
+                        )
 
                     repos[repo.id] = Repo(
                         id=repo.id,
@@ -52,6 +56,7 @@ class Repository(GithubService):
                         require_pull_request=require_pr,
                         approval_count=approval_cnt,
                     )
+
         except Exception as error:
             logger.error(
                 f"{error.__class__.__name__}[{error.__traceback__.tb_lineno}]: {error}"
diff --git a/tests/providers/github/services/repository/repository_public_has_securitymd_file/repository_public_has_securitymd_file_test.py b/tests/providers/github/services/repository/repository_public_has_securitymd_file/repository_public_has_securitymd_file_test.py
index 87c0b03caa..e4030ff899 100644
--- a/tests/providers/github/services/repository/repository_public_has_securitymd_file/repository_public_has_securitymd_file_test.py
+++ b/tests/providers/github/services/repository/repository_public_has_securitymd_file/repository_public_has_securitymd_file_test.py
@@ -32,8 +32,11 @@ class Test_repository_public_has_securitymd_file_test:
                 id=1,
                 name=repo_name,
                 full_name="account-name/repo1",
+                default_branch="main",
                 private=False,
                 securitymd=False,
+                require_pull_request=False,
+                approval_count=0,
             ),
         }
 
@@ -67,8 +70,11 @@ class Test_repository_public_has_securitymd_file_test:
                 id=1,
                 name=repo_name,
                 full_name="account-name/repo1",
+                default_branch="main",
                 private=False,
                 securitymd=True,
+                require_pull_request=False,
+                approval_count=0,
             ),
         }
 
diff --git a/tests/providers/github/services/repository/repository_service_test.py b/tests/providers/github/services/repository/repository_service_test.py
index 3592cbcb8f..bc1f709ead 100644
--- a/tests/providers/github/services/repository/repository_service_test.py
+++ b/tests/providers/github/services/repository/repository_service_test.py
@@ -13,8 +13,11 @@ def mock_list_repositories(_):
             id=1,
             name="repo1",
             full_name="account-name/repo1",
+            default_branch="main",
             private=False,
-            securitymd=False,
+            securitymd=True,
+            require_pull_request=True,
+            approval_count=2,
         ),
     }
 
@@ -26,7 +29,7 @@ def mock_list_repositories(_):
 class Test_Repository_Service:
     def test_get_client(self):
         repository_service = Repository(set_mocked_github_provider())
-        assert repository_service.client.__class__.__name__ == "Github"
+        assert repository_service.clients[0].__class__.__name__ == "Github"
 
     def test_get_service(self):
         repository_service = Repository(set_mocked_github_provider())
@@ -38,4 +41,6 @@ class Test_Repository_Service:
         assert repository_service.repositories[1].name == "repo1"
         assert repository_service.repositories[1].full_name == "account-name/repo1"
         assert repository_service.repositories[1].private is False
-        assert repository_service.repositories[1].securitymd is False
+        assert repository_service.repositories[1].securitymd
+        assert repository_service.repositories[1].require_pull_request
+        assert repository_service.repositories[1].approval_count == 2