diff --git a/runner_manager/models/runner_group.py b/runner_manager/models/runner_group.py
index 811400ae..972ac5d4 100644
--- a/runner_manager/models/runner_group.py
+++ b/runner_manager/models/runner_group.py
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ def create_github_group(self, github: GitHub) -> GitHubRunnerGroup:
         data = GitHubRunnerGroup(
             name=self.name,
             default=self.default,
+            allow_public_repositories=self.allow_public_repositories,
         )
         if self.id is None:
             group = github.rest.actions.create_self_hosted_runner_group_for_org(