diff --git a/controllers/multi_githubclient.go b/controllers/multi_githubclient.go
index 45948948..cd873aff 100644
--- a/controllers/multi_githubclient.go
+++ b/controllers/multi_githubclient.go
@@ -198,9 +198,8 @@ func (c *MultiGitHubClient) initClientForSecret(secret *corev1.Secret, dependent
 			return nil, err
 		}
 
-		// Check if EnterpriseURL is set.
-		if conf.EnterpriseURL == "" {
-			// fallback to the controller-wide setting
+		// Fallback to the controller-wide setting if EnterpriseURL is not set and the original client is an enterprise client.
+		if conf.EnterpriseURL == "" && c.githubClient.IsEnterprise {
 			conf.EnterpriseURL = c.githubClient.GithubBaseURL
 		}
 
diff --git a/github/github.go b/github/github.go
index cb07659d..da61564e 100644
--- a/github/github.go
+++ b/github/github.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package github
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/actions-runner-controller/actions-runner-controller/build"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
@@ -11,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/actions-runner-controller/actions-runner-controller/build"
 	"github.com/actions-runner-controller/actions-runner-controller/github/metrics"
 	"github.com/actions-runner-controller/actions-runner-controller/logging"
 	"github.com/bradleyfalzon/ghinstallation/v2"
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ type Client struct {
 	mu        sync.Mutex
 	// GithubBaseURL to Github without API suffix.
 	GithubBaseURL string
+	IsEnterprise  bool
 }
 
 type BasicAuthTransport struct {
@@ -95,8 +96,10 @@ func (c *Config) NewClient() (*Client, error) {
 
 	var client *github.Client
 	var githubBaseURL string
+	var isEnterprise bool
 	if len(c.EnterpriseURL) > 0 {
 		var err error
+		isEnterprise = true
 		client, err = github.NewEnterpriseClient(c.EnterpriseURL, c.EnterpriseURL, httpClient)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("enterprise client creation failed: %v", err)
@@ -136,12 +139,12 @@ func (c *Config) NewClient() (*Client, error) {
 		}
 	}
 	client.UserAgent = "actions-runner-controller/" + build.Version
-
 	return &Client{
 		Client:        client,
 		regTokens:     map[string]*github.RegistrationToken{},
 		mu:            sync.Mutex{},
 		GithubBaseURL: githubBaseURL,
+		IsEnterprise:  isEnterprise,
 	}, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 603b3d42..8ae04e0c 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ package main
 import (
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/actions-runner-controller/actions-runner-controller/build"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	actionsv1alpha1 "github.com/actions-runner-controller/actions-runner-controller/api/v1alpha1"
+	"github.com/actions-runner-controller/actions-runner-controller/build"
 	"github.com/actions-runner-controller/actions-runner-controller/controllers"
 	"github.com/actions-runner-controller/actions-runner-controller/github"
 	"github.com/actions-runner-controller/actions-runner-controller/logging"
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ func main() {
 	flag.Var(&runnerImagePullSecrets, "runner-image-pull-secret", "The default image-pull secret name for self-hosted runner container.")
 	flag.StringVar(&dockerRegistryMirror, "docker-registry-mirror", "", "The default Docker Registry Mirror used by runners.")
 	flag.StringVar(&c.Token, "github-token", c.Token, "The personal access token of GitHub.")
+	flag.StringVar(&c.EnterpriseURL, "github-enterprise-url", c.EnterpriseURL, "Enterprise URL to be used for your GitHub API calls")
 	flag.Int64Var(&c.AppID, "github-app-id", c.AppID, "The application ID of GitHub App.")
 	flag.Int64Var(&c.AppInstallationID, "github-app-installation-id", c.AppInstallationID, "The installation ID of GitHub App.")
 	flag.StringVar(&c.AppPrivateKey, "github-app-private-key", c.AppPrivateKey, "The path of a private key file to authenticate as a GitHub App")