diff --git a/.github/workflows/markdown-link-check.yml b/.github/workflows/markdown-link-check.yml
index 00cb686c082..2ca6b530eb2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/markdown-link-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/markdown-link-check.yml
@@ -6,9 +6,12 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches: [ develop ]
 
+# The config file handles things like http 500 errors from sites like GitLab
 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: 'markdown_config.json'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/markdown_config.json b/.github/workflows/markdown_config.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c43bc39fce9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/markdown_config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+    "aliveStatusCodes": [500]
+}