diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Github/Github.node.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Github/Github.node.ts
index 5b31d53db6..fcde43f111 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Github/Github.node.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Github/Github.node.ts
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ export class Github implements INodeType {
 						typeOptions: {
 							searchListMethod: 'getUsers',
 							searchable: true,
-							searchFilterRequired: true,
+							searchFilterRequired: false,
 						},
 					},
 					{
@@ -1705,7 +1705,9 @@ export class Github implements INodeType {
 					maxValue: 100,
 				},
 				default: 50,
-				description: 'Max number of results to return',
+				// eslint-disable-next-line n8n-nodes-base/node-param-description-wrong-for-limit
+				description:
+					'Max number of results to return. Maximum value is <a href="https://docs.github.com/en/rest/pulls/pulls?apiVersion=2022-11-28#list-pull-requests">100</a>.',
 			},
 			{
 				displayName: 'Filters',
diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Github/SearchFunctions.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Github/SearchFunctions.ts
index 648d82e628..be85c2fb73 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Github/SearchFunctions.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Github/SearchFunctions.ts
@@ -37,13 +37,23 @@ export async function getUsers(
 ): Promise<INodeListSearchResult> {
 	const page = paginationToken ? +paginationToken : 1;
 	const per_page = 100;
-	const responseData: UserSearchResponse = await githubApiRequest.call(
-		this,
-		'GET',
-		'/search/users',
-		{},
-		{ q: filter, page, per_page },
-	);
+
+	let responseData: UserSearchResponse = {
+		items: [],
+		total_count: 0,
+	};
+
+	try {
+		responseData = await githubApiRequest.call(
+			this,
+			'GET',
+			'/search/users',
+			{},
+			{ q: filter, page, per_page },
+		);
+	} catch {
+		// will fail if the owner does not have any users
+	}
 
 	const results: INodeListSearchItems[] = responseData.items.map((item: UserSearchItem) => ({
 		name: item.login,