diff --git a/Octokit/Clients/StatisticsClient.cs b/Octokit/Clients/StatisticsClient.cs
index 78bf197a..e1f18fb4 100644
--- a/Octokit/Clients/StatisticsClient.cs
+++ b/Octokit/Clients/StatisticsClient.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Net;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 namespace Octokit
@@ -19,13 +20,20 @@ namespace Octokit
         /// <param name="owner">The owner of the repository</param>
         /// <param name="repositoryName">The name of the repository</param>
         /// <returns>A list of <see cref="Contributor"/></returns>
-        public Task<IEnumerable<Contributor>> GetContributors(string owner, string repositoryName)
+        public async Task<IEnumerable<Contributor>> GetContributors(string owner, string repositoryName)
         {
             Ensure.ArgumentNotNullOrEmptyString(owner, "owner");
             Ensure.ArgumentNotNullOrEmptyString(repositoryName, "repositoryName");
 
-            var endpoint = "/repos/{0}/{1}/stats/contributors".FormatUri(owner,repositoryName);
-            return ApiConnection.Get<IEnumerable<Contributor>>(endpoint);
+            var endpoint = "/repos/{0}/{1}/stats/contributors".FormatUri(owner, repositoryName);
+
+            var response = await Connection.GetAsync<IList<Contributor>>(endpoint, null, null);
+
+            if (response.StatusCode == HttpStatusCode.Accepted)
+            {
+                return await GetContributors(owner, repositoryName);
+            }
+            return response.BodyAsObject;
         }
     }
 }
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