diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b571b365b1..81e6fb66e2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 ## [Unreleased](https://github.com/ScoopInstaller/Scoop/compare/master...develop)
 
+### Features
+
+- **install:** Allow downloading from private repositories ([$4254](https://github.com/ScoopInstaller/Scoop/issues/4243))
+
 ### Bug Fixes
 
 - **shim:** Manipulating shims with UTF8 encoding ([#4791](https://github.com/ScoopInstaller/Scoop/issues/4791), [#4813](https://github.com/ScoopInstaller/Scoop/issues/4813))
@@ -14,10 +18,6 @@
 - **relpath:** Use `$PSScriptRoot` instead of `relpath` ([#4793](https://github.com/ScoopInstaller/Scoop/issues/4793))
 - **reset_aliases:** Move core function of `reset_aliases` to `scoop` ([#4794](https://github.com/ScoopInstaller/Scoop/issues/4794))
 
-### Features
-
-- **install:** Update to allow for dowloading from private repositories ([$4254](https://github.com/ScoopInstaller/Scoop/issues/4243))
-
 ## [v0.1.0](https://github.com/ScoopInstaller/Scoop/compare/2021-12-26...v0.1.0) - 2022-03-01
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/lib/install.ps1 b/lib/install.ps1
index ebe146e244..aad37b390d 100644
--- a/lib/install.ps1
+++ b/lib/install.ps1
@@ -387,26 +387,26 @@ function dl_with_cache_aria2($app, $version, $manifest, $architecture, $dir, $co
 
 # download with filesize and progress indicator
 function dl($url, $to, $cookies, $progress) {
-    $reqUrl = ($url -split "#")[0]
-    $wreq = [net.webrequest]::create($reqUrl)
-    if($wreq -is [net.httpwebrequest]) {
-        $wreq.useragent = Get-UserAgent
-        if (-not ($url -imatch "sourceforge\.net" -or $url -imatch "portableapps\.com")) {
-            $wreq.referer = strip_filename $url
+    $reqUrl = ($url -split '#')[0]
+    $wreq = [Net.WebRequest]::Create($reqUrl)
+    if ($wreq -is [Net.HttpWebRequest]) {
+        $wreq.UserAgent = Get-UserAgent
+        if (-not ($url -match 'sourceforge\.net' -or $url -match 'portableapps\.com')) {
+            $wreq.Referer = strip_filename $url
         }
-        if ($url -imatch "api\.github\.com/repos") {
-           $wreq.accept = "application/octet-stream"
-           $wreq.headers["Authorization"] = "token $(get_config 'checkver_token')"
+        if ($url -match 'api\.github\.com/repos') {
+            $wreq.Accept = 'application/octet-stream'
+            $wreq.Headers['Authorization'] = "token $(get_config 'checkver_token')"
         }
-        if($cookies) {
-            $wreq.headers.add('Cookie', (cookie_header $cookies))
+        if ($cookies) {
+            $wreq.Headers.Add('Cookie', (cookie_header $cookies))
         }
 
-        $hosts = get_config "hosts"
-        if ($hosts) {
-            $hosts | Where-Object { $url -match $_.match } | ForEach-Object {
-                (ConvertFrom-StringData -StringData $_.headers).GetEnumerator() | ForEach-Object {
-                    $wreq.headers[$_.Key] = $_.Value
+        $privateHosts = get_config 'private_hosts'
+        if ($privateHosts) {
+            $privateHosts | Where-Object { $url -match $_.match } | ForEach-Object {
+                (ConvertFrom-StringData -StringData $_.Headers).GetEnumerator() | ForEach-Object {
+                    $wreq.Headers[$_.Key] = $_.Value
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/libexec/scoop-config.ps1 b/libexec/scoop-config.ps1
index 32e4572dd0..47405e5da4 100644
--- a/libexec/scoop-config.ps1
+++ b/libexec/scoop-config.ps1
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@
 #
 # checkver_token:
 #       GitHub API token used to make authenticated requests.
-#       This is essential for checkver and similar functions
-#       to run without incurring rate limits.
+#       This is essential for checkver and similar functions to run without
+#       incurring rate limits and download from private repositories.
 #
 # virustotal_api_key:
 #       API key used for uploading/scanning files using virustotal.
@@ -96,6 +96,11 @@
 #       any target app process is running. Procedure here refers to reset/uninstall/update.
 #       When set to $true, Scoop only displays a warning message and continues procedure.
 #
+# private_hosts:
+#       Array of private hosts that need additional authentication.
+#       For example, if you want to access a private GitHub repository,
+#       you need to add the host to this list with 'match' and 'headers' strings.
+#
 # ARIA2 configuration
 # -------------------
 #