diff --git a/.github/workflows/markdown-link-check.yml b/.github/workflows/markdown-link-check.yml
index 00cb686c082..6a18f0b5bd4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/markdown-link-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/markdown-link-check.yml
@@ -6,9 +6,13 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches: [ develop ]
 
+# The config file handles things like http 500 errors from sites like GitLab
+# and http 200 responses
 jobs:
   markdown-link-check:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@master
     - uses: gaurav-nelson/github-action-markdown-link-check@v1
+      with:
+        config-file: '.github/workflows/markdown_config.json'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/markdown_config.json b/.github/workflows/markdown_config.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1ae40f89e5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/markdown_config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+    "aliveStatusCodes": [200, 500]
+}