diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 3ec038e63ad62633ecfdb34c222c071db5a8ad28..f08718f4924f1c9172961de7265d8521c1a93b67 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ stages:
   before_script:
     - pip install linkchecker
   script: 
-    - linkchecker site/index.html --ignore-url asc-public-docs/site/docs/software/
+    - linkchecker site/index.html --ignore-url '(asc-public-docs/site/docs/software/|manuals/)' 
 
 
 "Grammar Check Docs":
@@ -66,4 +66,4 @@ stages:
     - aws s3 sync site/ s3://${S3_BUCKET_NAME}/${S3_BUCKET_SUBDIR} --delete
   environment:
     name: Site
-    url: http://${S3_BUCKET_NAME}.s3-website.${AWS_DEFAULT_REGION}.amazonaws.com/${S3_BUCKET_SUBDIR}
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+    url: http://${S3_BUCKET_NAME}.s3-website.${AWS_DEFAULT_REGION}.amazonaws.com/${S3_BUCKET_SUBDIR}