diff --git a/src/githubctl/github_endpoint_watcher.rs b/src/githubctl/github_endpoint_watcher.rs
index 23278d8..b5c1ab5 100644
--- a/src/githubctl/github_endpoint_watcher.rs
+++ b/src/githubctl/github_endpoint_watcher.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 use reqwest::header::HeaderValue;
+use reqwest::RequestBuilder;
+use reqwest::Response;
 use std::time::{SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH};
 use tokio::time::{sleep, Duration};
 
@@ -36,9 +38,22 @@ impl GithubEndpointWatcher {
         })
     }
 
-    pub async fn get_results(
-        &mut self,
-    ) -> Result<Option<serde_json::Value>, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    pub async fn skip_results_before_now(&mut self) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+        // This will incur an API call to get the headers for ETAG and
+        // last modified at but it will throw away the results.
+        let request = self.build_request()?;
+        self.sleep_until_next_poll().await?;
+        self.sleep_until_ratelimit().await?;
+        let request_started_at = SystemTime::now().duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)?.as_secs();
+        info!("Hitting url {}", self.url);
+        let response = request.send().await?;
+        self.update_headers_from_response(&response, request_started_at)?;
+        response.error_for_status()?;
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn build_request(&mut self) -> Result<RequestBuilder, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
         let mut request = self
             .http_client
             .get(&self.url)
@@ -58,14 +73,16 @@ impl GithubEndpointWatcher {
             );
             request = request.header(reqwest::header::IF_MODIFIED_SINCE, last_modified_at);
         }
-        self.sleep_until_next_poll().await?;
-        self.sleep_until_ratelimit().await?;
-        let request_started_at = SystemTime::now().duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)?.as_secs();
-        info!("Hitting url {}", self.url);
-        let response = request.send().await?;
+        Ok(request)
+    }
 
+    fn update_headers_from_response(
+        &mut self,
+        response: &Response,
+        request_started_at: u64,
+    ) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
         let headers = response.headers();
-        let etag = headers.get(reqwest::header::ETAG).map(|x| x.to_owned());
+        self.etag = headers.get(reqwest::header::ETAG).map(|x| x.to_owned());
         let poll_interval = number_header(headers.get("x-poll-interval"))?;
         if let Some(interval) = poll_interval {
             self.previous_poll_interval = Some(interval);
@@ -75,38 +92,39 @@ impl GithubEndpointWatcher {
         self.ratelimit_reset = number_header(headers.get("x-ratelimit-reset"))?;
         // let ratelimit_used = headers.get("x-ratelimit-used").map(|x| x.to_owned());
         // let ratelimit_resource = headers.get("x-ratelimit-resource").map(|x| x.to_owned());
-        let last_modified_at = headers
+        self.last_modified_at = headers
             .get(reqwest::header::LAST_MODIFIED)
             .map(|x| x.to_owned());
 
-        if let reqwest::StatusCode::NOT_MODIFIED = response.status() {
-            self.etag = etag;
-            self.last_modified_at = last_modified_at;
-            let poll_interval_parsed: u64 = poll_interval.unwrap_or_else(|| {
-                let fallback_interval = self.previous_poll_interval.unwrap_or(300);
-                info!(
-                    "No poll interval returned, defaulting to {} second polling.",
-                    fallback_interval
-                );
+        let poll_interval_parsed: u64 = poll_interval.unwrap_or_else(|| {
+            let fallback_interval = self.previous_poll_interval.unwrap_or(300);
+            info!(
+                "No poll interval returned, defaulting to {} second polling.",
                 fallback_interval
-            });
-            self.next_poll_allowed = request_started_at + poll_interval_parsed;
+            );
+            fallback_interval
+        });
+        self.next_poll_allowed = request_started_at + poll_interval_parsed;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    pub async fn get_results(
+        &mut self,
+    ) -> Result<Option<serde_json::Value>, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+        let request = self.build_request()?;
+        self.sleep_until_next_poll().await?;
+        self.sleep_until_ratelimit().await?;
+        let request_started_at = SystemTime::now().duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)?.as_secs();
+        info!("Hitting url {}", self.url);
+        let response = request.send().await?;
+
+        self.update_headers_from_response(&response, request_started_at)?;
+        let response_status = response.status();
+        let body = response.json::<serde_json::Value>().await?;
+
+        if let reqwest::StatusCode::NOT_MODIFIED = response_status {
             return Ok(None);
         } else {
-            let body = response.json::<serde_json::Value>().await?;
-
-            self.etag = etag;
-            self.last_modified_at = last_modified_at;
-            let poll_interval_parsed: u64 = poll_interval.unwrap_or_else(|| {
-                let fallback_interval = self.previous_poll_interval.unwrap_or(300);
-                info!(
-                    "No poll interval returned, defaulting to {} second polling.",
-                    fallback_interval
-                );
-                fallback_interval
-            });
-            self.next_poll_allowed = request_started_at + poll_interval_parsed;
-
             return Ok(Some(body));
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/githubctl/githubctl.rs b/src/githubctl/githubctl.rs
index c708555..8cd62c5 100644
--- a/src/githubctl/githubctl.rs
+++ b/src/githubctl/githubctl.rs
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ impl<'a> GithubCtl<'a> {
         tokio::spawn(async move {
             let mut endpoint_watcher = GithubEndpointWatcher::new(username, token, url)
                 .expect("Failed to create endpoint watcher.");
+            endpoint_watcher.skip_results_before_now().await.expect("Failed to fetch initial historical results.");
             loop {
                 let api_result = match endpoint_watcher.get_results().await {
                     Ok(result) => result,