diff --git a/selfdrive/athena/athenad.py b/selfdrive/athena/athenad.py
index 7cb6d5b845..8e335c2b58 100755
--- a/selfdrive/athena/athenad.py
+++ b/selfdrive/athena/athenad.py
@@ -517,6 +517,11 @@ def getSshAuthorizedKeys() -> str:
   return Params().get("GithubSshKeys", encoding='utf8') or ''
 
 
+@dispatcher.add_method
+def getGithubUsername() -> str:
+  return Params().get("GithubUsername", encoding='utf8') or ''
+
+
 @dispatcher.add_method
 def getSimInfo():
   return HARDWARE.get_sim_info()
diff --git a/selfdrive/athena/tests/helpers.py b/selfdrive/athena/tests/helpers.py
index a43527c260..247aedd67a 100644
--- a/selfdrive/athena/tests/helpers.py
+++ b/selfdrive/athena/tests/helpers.py
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ class MockParams():
   default_params = {
     "DongleId": b"0000000000000000",
     "GithubSshKeys": b"ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAABAQC307aE+nuHzTAgaJhzSf5v7ZZQW9gaperjhCmyPyl4PzY7T1mDGenTlVTN7yoVFZ9UfO9oMQqo0n1OwDIiqbIFxqnhrHU0cYfj88rI85m5BEKlNu5RdaVTj1tcbaPpQc5kZEolaI1nDDjzV0lwS7jo5VYDHseiJHlik3HH1SgtdtsuamGR2T80q1SyW+5rHoMOJG73IH2553NnWuikKiuikGHUYBd00K1ilVAK2xSiMWJp55tQfZ0ecr9QjEsJ+J/efL4HqGNXhffxvypCXvbUYAFSddOwXUPo5BTKevpxMtH+2YrkpSjocWA04VnTYFiPG6U4ItKmbLOTFZtPzoez private",  # noqa: E501
+    "GithubUsername": b"commaci",
     "GsmMetered": True,
     "AthenadUploadQueue": '[]',
   }
diff --git a/selfdrive/athena/tests/test_athenad.py b/selfdrive/athena/tests/test_athenad.py
index 128fde0319..948fcc07a5 100755
--- a/selfdrive/athena/tests/test_athenad.py
+++ b/selfdrive/athena/tests/test_athenad.py
@@ -377,6 +377,10 @@ class TestAthenadMethods(unittest.TestCase):
     keys = dispatcher["getSshAuthorizedKeys"]()
     self.assertEqual(keys, MockParams().params["GithubSshKeys"].decode('utf-8'))
 
+  def test_getGithubUsername(self):
+    keys = dispatcher["getGithubUsername"]()
+    self.assertEqual(keys, MockParams().params["GithubUsername"].decode('utf-8'))
+
   def test_getVersion(self):
     resp = dispatcher["getVersion"]()
     keys = ["version", "remote", "branch", "commit"]