diff --git a/website/client/src/components/tasks/task.vue b/website/client/src/components/tasks/task.vue
index 520c51568c..ece67dd374 100644
--- a/website/client/src/components/tasks/task.vue
+++ b/website/client/src/components/tasks/task.vue
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
         'groupTask': task.group.id,
         'task-not-editable': !teamManagerAccess,
         'task-not-scoreable': showTaskLockIcon,
+        'link-exempt': !isChallengeTask && !isGroupTask,
       }, `type_${task.type}`
       ]"
       @click="castEnd($event, task)"
diff --git a/website/client/src/mixins/externalLinks.js b/website/client/src/mixins/externalLinks.js
index 2a2c0a7b8c..40895cd4f9 100644
--- a/website/client/src/mixins/externalLinks.js
+++ b/website/client/src/mixins/externalLinks.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export default {
         }
 
         if ((link.classList.value.indexOf('external-link') === -1)
+          && (!link.offsetParent || link.offsetParent.classList.value.indexOf('link-exempt') === -1)
           && domainIndex !== 1
           && !some(TRUSTED_DOMAINS.split(','), domain => link.href.indexOf(domain) === domainIndex)) {
           link.classList.add('external-link');