diff --git a/changedetectionio/templates/menu.html b/changedetectionio/templates/menu.html
index 5f41d48ce..d6c0b5f36 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/templates/menu.html
+++ b/changedetectionio/templates/menu.html
@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@
             <span class="visually-hidden">{{ _('Change language') }}</span>
             <span class="{{ get_flag_for_locale(get_locale()) }}" id="language-selector-flag"></span>
         </button>
-        <a class="github-link" href="https://github.com/dgtlmoon/changedetection.io">
+        <a class="github-link" href="https://github.com/dgtlmoon/changedetection.io"
+           target="_blank" 
+          rel="noopener" >
             {% include "svgs/github.svg" %}
         </a>
     </li>