diff --git a/mkdocs-insiders.yml b/mkdocs-insiders.yml
index 74d17fd..c3d0dd8 100644
--- a/mkdocs-insiders.yml
+++ b/mkdocs-insiders.yml
@@ -29,5 +29,7 @@ plugins:
     external_links_attr_map:
       target: _blank 
       rel: nofollow   
+    external_assets_exclude:
+      - shields.io/*      
   optimize:
     enabled: false # seems to break netlify builds :(
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