diff --git a/examples/event-sources/github.yaml b/examples/event-sources/github.yaml
index cdc40f72ad..57d702735b 100644
--- a/examples/event-sources/github.yaml
+++ b/examples/event-sources/github.yaml
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ metadata:
     argo-events-event-source-version: v0.10
 data:
   example: |-
-    # id of the project
-    id: 123
     # owner of the repo
     owner: "argoproj"
     # repository name
@@ -52,7 +50,6 @@ data:
     contentType: "json"
 
   example-with-secure-connection: |-
-    id: 456
     owner: "argoproj"
     repository: "argo"
     hook:
diff --git a/gateways/community/github/hook_util.go b/gateways/community/github/hook_util.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..36aa285952
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gateways/community/github/hook_util.go
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+package github
+
+import (
+	gh "github.com/google/go-github/github"
+)
+
+// sliceEqual returns true if the two provided string slices are equal.
+func sliceEqual(first []string, second []string) bool {
+	if len(first) != len(second) {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	if first == nil && second == nil {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	if first == nil || second == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	for index, _ := range first {
+		if first[index] != second[index] {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+
+	return true
+}
+
+// compareHook returns true if the hook matches the url and event.
+func compareHook(hook *gh.Hook, url string, event []string) bool {
+	if hook == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	if hook.Config["url"] != url {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	return sliceEqual(hook.Events, event)
+}
+
+// getHook returns the hook that matches the url and event, or nil if not found.
+func getHook(hooks []*gh.Hook, url string, event []string) *gh.Hook {
+	for _, hook := range hooks {
+		if compareHook(hook, url, event) {
+			return hook
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/gateways/community/github/hook_util_test.go b/gateways/community/github/hook_util_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..595e88ad85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gateways/community/github/hook_util_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+package github
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	gh "github.com/google/go-github/github"
+)
+
+func TestSliceEqual(t *testing.T) {
+	assert.True(t, sliceEqual(nil, nil))
+	assert.True(t, sliceEqual([]string{"hello"}, []string{"hello"}))
+	assert.True(t, sliceEqual([]string{"hello", "world"}, []string{"hello", "world"}))
+	assert.True(t, sliceEqual([]string{}, []string{}))
+
+	assert.False(t, sliceEqual([]string{"hello"}, nil))
+	assert.False(t, sliceEqual([]string{"hello"}, []string{}))
+	assert.False(t, sliceEqual([]string{}, []string{"hello"}))
+	assert.False(t, sliceEqual([]string{"hello"}, []string{"hello", "world"}))
+	assert.False(t, sliceEqual([]string{"hello", "world"}, []string{"hello"}))
+	assert.False(t, sliceEqual([]string{"hello", "world"}, []string{"hello", "moon"}))
+}
+
+func TestCompareHook(t *testing.T) {
+	assert.False(t, compareHook(nil, "https://google.com/", []string{}))
+
+	assert.True(t, compareHook(&gh.Hook{
+		Config: map[string]interface{}{
+			"url": "https://google.com/",
+		},
+		Events: []string{"*"},
+	}, "https://google.com/", []string{"*"}))
+
+	assert.False(t, compareHook(&gh.Hook{
+		Config: map[string]interface{}{
+			"url": "https://google.com/",
+		},
+		Events: []string{"pull_request"},
+	}, "https://google.com/", []string{"*"}))
+
+	assert.False(t, compareHook(&gh.Hook{
+		Config: map[string]interface{}{
+			"url": "https://example.com/",
+		},
+		Events: []string{"pull_request"},
+	}, "https://google.com/", []string{"*"}))
+}
+
+func TestGetHook(t *testing.T) {
+	hooks := []*gh.Hook{
+		&gh.Hook{
+			Config: map[string]interface{}{
+				"url": "https://example.com/",
+			},
+			Events: []string{"pull_request"},
+		},
+		&gh.Hook{
+			Config: map[string]interface{}{
+				"url": "https://example.com/",
+			},
+			Events: []string{"*"},
+		},
+	}
+
+	assert.Equal(t, hooks[1], getHook(hooks, "https://example.com/", []string{"*"}))
+	assert.Nil(t, getHook(hooks, "https://example.com/", []string{"does_not_exist"}))
+}
diff --git a/gateways/community/github/start.go b/gateways/community/github/start.go
index a9563a1098..b31f3e0c52 100644
--- a/gateways/community/github/start.go
+++ b/gateways/community/github/start.go
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ func (rc *RouteConfig) PostStart() error {
 		Events: gc.Events,
 		Active: gh.Bool(gc.Active),
 		Config: hookConfig,
-		ID:     &rc.ges.Id,
 	}
 
 	rc.client = gh.NewClient(PATTransport.Client())
@@ -132,9 +131,14 @@ func (rc *RouteConfig) PostStart() error {
 	if hook == nil {
 		ctx, cancel = context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 10*time.Second)
 		defer cancel()
-		hook, _, err = rc.client.Repositories.GetHook(ctx, gc.Owner, gc.Repository, rc.ges.Id)
+		hooks, _, err := rc.client.Repositories.ListHooks(ctx, gc.Owner, gc.Repository, nil)
 		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to get existing webhook with id %d. err: %+v", rc.ges.Id, err)
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to list existing webhooks. err: %+v", err)
+		}
+
+		hook = getHook(hooks, formattedUrl, gc.Events)
+		if hook == nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to find existing webhook.")
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -214,6 +218,7 @@ func (rc *RouteConfig) RouteHandler(writer http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Re
 			common.LabelEventSource: r.EventSource.Name,
 			common.LabelEndpoint:    r.Webhook.Endpoint,
 			common.LabelPort:        r.Webhook.Port,
+			"hi": "lol",
 		})
 
 	logger.Info("request received")
diff --git a/gateways/community/github/validate.go b/gateways/community/github/validate.go
index ee5f70a6fb..f6f87aa575 100644
--- a/gateways/community/github/validate.go
+++ b/gateways/community/github/validate.go
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ func validateGithub(config interface{}) error {
 	if g == nil {
 		return gwcommon.ErrNilEventSource
 	}
-	if g.Id == 0 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("hook id must be not be zero")
-	}
 	if g.Repository == "" {
 		return fmt.Errorf("repository cannot be empty")
 	}