diff --git a/libs/langchain/langchain/tools/github/tool.py b/libs/langchain/langchain/tools/github/tool.py
index ec67fd2b3357b..8cf4d8003b21d 100644
--- a/libs/langchain/langchain/tools/github/tool.py
+++ b/libs/langchain/langchain/tools/github/tool.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 """
-This tool allows agents to interact with the pygithub library
+This tool allows agents to interact with the pygithub library and operate on a GitHub repository.\n\nTo use this tool, you must first set as environment variables:\n    GITHUB_API_TOKEN\n    GITHUB_REPOSITORY -> format: {owner}/{repo}
 and operate on a GitHub repository.
 
 To use this tool, you must first set as environment variables:
@@ -11,17 +11,20 @@
 
 from langchain.callbacks.manager import CallbackManagerForToolRun
 from langchain.pydantic_v1 import Field
-from langchain.tools.base import BaseTool
+from langchain.pydantic_v1 import Field
+import logging
+import traceback
+from langchain.tools.base import BaseTool, ToolRunFailed
 from langchain.utilities.github import GitHubAPIWrapper
 
 
 class GitHubAction(BaseTool):
     """Tool for interacting with the GitHub API."""
 
-    api_wrapper: GitHubAPIWrapper = Field(default_factory=GitHubAPIWrapper)
-    mode: str
-    name: str = ""
-    description: str = ""
+    api_wrapper: GitHubAPIWrapper = Field()
+    
+    name: str = "GitHubAction"
+    description: str = "Provides an interface for interacting with the GitHub API."
 
     def _run(
         self,
@@ -29,4 +32,9 @@ def _run(
         run_manager: Optional[CallbackManagerForToolRun] = None,
     ) -> str:
         """Use the GitHub API to run an operation."""
-        return self.api_wrapper.run(self.mode, instructions)
+        try:
+            return self.api_wrapper.run(instructions)
+        except Exception as e:
+            logging.error(f'An error occurred while running the API: {e}')
+            logging.error(traceback.format_exc())
+            raise ToolRunFailed('Failed to run the API')