diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 46ed1b0..0949f6a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 ### Added
 - GHORG_DRY_RUN to do dry runs on clones
 - output for long running repo fetches
+- support for cloning github enterprise repos
 ### Changed
 - go-github versions v32 -> v41
 ### Deprecated
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1c700bc..ba4d988 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ $ ghorg ls someorg
 
 ### github setup
 1. Create [Personal Access Token](https://help.github.com/en/github/authenticating-to-github/creating-a-personal-access-token-for-the-command-line) with all `repo` scopes. Update `GHORG_GITHUB_TOKEN` in your `ghorg/conf.yaml`, as a cli flag, or add to your [osx keychain](https://help.github.com/en/github/using-git/caching-your-github-password-in-git). If your org has Saml SSO in front you will need to give your token those permissions as well, see [this doc](https://docs.github.com/en/github/authenticating-to-github/authenticating-with-saml-single-sign-on/authorizing-a-personal-access-token-for-use-with-saml-single-sign-on).
+1. For cloning GitHub Enterprise repos you must set `--base-url` e.g. `ghorg clone <github_org> --base-url=https://internal.github.com`
 
 ### gitlab setup
 
diff --git a/examples/github.md b/examples/github.md
index 4456485..d8342fb 100644
--- a/examples/github.md
+++ b/examples/github.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# GitHub Cloud
+
 clone a **users** repos
 
 ```
@@ -15,3 +17,23 @@ clone all repos from a **github org** that are **prefixed** with "frontend" **in
 ```
 $ ghorg clone <github_org> --match-regex=^frontend --output-dir=design_only
 ```
+
+# GitHub Enterprise
+
+clone a **users** repos
+
+```
+$ ghorg clone <github_username> --clone-type=user --base-url=https://internal.github.com
+```
+
+clone an **org**
+
+```
+$ ghorg clone <github_org> --base-url=https://internal.github.com
+```
+
+clone all repos from a **github org** that are **prefixed** with "frontend" **into a folder** called "design_only"
+
+```
+$ ghorg clone <github_org> --match-regex=^frontend --output-dir=design_only --base-url=https://internal.github.com
+```
diff --git a/scm/github.go b/scm/github.go
index 6513a4d..d2a88a2 100644
--- a/scm/github.go
+++ b/scm/github.go
@@ -32,9 +32,6 @@ func (_ Github) GetType() string {
 
 // GetOrgRepos gets org repos
 func (c Github) GetOrgRepos(targetOrg string) ([]Repo, error) {
-	if os.Getenv("GHORG_SCM_BASE_URL") != "" {
-		c.BaseURL, _ = url.Parse(os.Getenv("GHORG_SCM_BASE_URL"))
-	}
 
 	opt := &github.RepositoryListByOrgOptions{
 		Type:        "all",
@@ -120,7 +117,15 @@ func (_ Github) NewClient() (Client, error) {
 		&oauth2.Token{AccessToken: os.Getenv("GHORG_GITHUB_TOKEN")},
 	)
 	tc := oauth2.NewClient(ctx, ts)
-	c := github.NewClient(tc)
+
+	baseURL := os.Getenv("GHORG_SCM_BASE_URL")
+	var c *github.Client
+
+	if baseURL != "" {
+		c, _ = github.NewEnterpriseClient(baseURL, baseURL, tc)
+	} else {
+		c = github.NewClient(tc)
+	}
 
 	client := Github{Client: c, perPage: 100}