diff --git a/backend/danswer/background/indexing/run_indexing.py b/backend/danswer/background/indexing/run_indexing.py
index 37ee7130cf47..0d7960159866 100644
--- a/backend/danswer/background/indexing/run_indexing.py
+++ b/backend/danswer/background/indexing/run_indexing.py
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 import time
 from datetime import datetime
+from datetime import timedelta
 from datetime import timezone
 
 import torch
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 
 from danswer.background.indexing.checkpointing import get_time_windows_for_index_attempt
+from danswer.configs.app_configs import POLL_CONNECTOR_OFFSET
 from danswer.connectors.factory import instantiate_connector
 from danswer.connectors.interfaces import GenerateDocumentsOutput
 from danswer.connectors.interfaces import LoadConnector
@@ -121,6 +123,11 @@ def _run_indexing(
             source_type=db_connector.source,
         )
     ):
+        window_start = max(
+            window_start - timedelta(minutes=POLL_CONNECTOR_OFFSET),
+            datetime(1970, 1, 1, tzinfo=timezone.utc),
+        )
+
         doc_batch_generator = _get_document_generator(
             db_session=db_session,
             attempt=index_attempt,
diff --git a/backend/danswer/configs/app_configs.py b/backend/danswer/configs/app_configs.py
index cf9c3a5a68a8..89646264ca68 100644
--- a/backend/danswer/configs/app_configs.py
+++ b/backend/danswer/configs/app_configs.py
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ POSTGRES_DB = os.environ.get("POSTGRES_DB") or "postgres"
 #####
 # Connector Configs
 #####
+POLL_CONNECTOR_OFFSET = 30  # Minutes overlap between poll windows
+
 GOOGLE_DRIVE_INCLUDE_SHARED = False
 GOOGLE_DRIVE_FOLLOW_SHORTCUTS = False
 
diff --git a/backend/danswer/connectors/github/connector.py b/backend/danswer/connectors/github/connector.py
index a2a583f98163..0b68458ed22c 100644
--- a/backend/danswer/connectors/github/connector.py
+++ b/backend/danswer/connectors/github/connector.py
@@ -151,9 +151,7 @@ class GithubConnector(LoadConnector, PollConnector):
     def poll_source(
         self, start: SecondsSinceUnixEpoch, end: SecondsSinceUnixEpoch
     ) -> GenerateDocumentsOutput:
-        # Sometimes Issues are not updated right away, giving more than enough buffer with 1h
-        offset_start = max(0, int(start - 60 * 60))
-        start_datetime = datetime.utcfromtimestamp(offset_start)
+        start_datetime = datetime.utcfromtimestamp(start)
         end_datetime = datetime.utcfromtimestamp(end)
         return self._fetch_from_github(start_datetime, end_datetime)