diff --git a/nerdlets/github-about/repo-picker.js b/nerdlets/github-about/repo-picker.js
index 67dd0a9..725cee7 100644
--- a/nerdlets/github-about/repo-picker.js
+++ b/nerdlets/github-about/repo-picker.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import { Button, Stack, StackItem, TextField, Spinner } from 'nr1';
 import Github from './github';
 import Header from './header';
-import { isUrlSafe, isPublicGithubApi } from '../shared/utils';
+import { isUrlSafe, isPublicGithubApi, sanitizeUrl } from '../shared/utils';
 
 export default class RepoPicker extends React.PureComponent {
   static propTypes = {
@@ -121,7 +121,11 @@ export default class RepoPicker extends React.PureComponent {
             </a>
             <br />
             <small>
-              <a target="_blank" href={item.html_url} rel="noopener noreferrer">
+              <a
+                target="_blank"
+                href={sanitizeUrl(item.html_url)}
+                rel="noopener noreferrer"
+              >
                 {item.html_url}
               </a>
             </small>