diff --git a/.github/workflows/action.yml b/.github/workflows/action.yml
index e9cf22a5b..71b19167c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/action.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/action.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: lycheeverse/lychee-action@v1.9.3
         with:
           # Check all markdown files in repo
-          args: -vvv --no-progress --max-redirects 30 --accept 200,429 './**/*.md'
+          args: --user-agent 'curl/8.7.1' -vvv --no-progress --max-redirects 30 --accept 200,403,429,500 './**/*.md'
           fail: true
 
       # To avoid automated spam, try to find an existing open issue before opening a new one
diff --git a/.lycheeignore b/.lycheeignore
index 0bb99f6dc..c14293bae 100644
--- a/.lycheeignore
+++ b/.lycheeignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 https://web.archive.org/web/*
 https://www.ghacks.net/*
 https://www.howtogeek.com/*
+https://github.com/*