diff --git a/themes/jquerymobile/templates/Auth/Shibboleth/login.phtml b/themes/jquerymobile/templates/Auth/Shibboleth/login.phtml
index 94f44ef3d93574b3e3bcc672e4abbf1042b762f4..d4463c48646cadaddee5563605a680afa1c8fb55 100644
--- a/themes/jquerymobile/templates/Auth/Shibboleth/login.phtml
+++ b/themes/jquerymobile/templates/Auth/Shibboleth/login.phtml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 <? $account = $this->auth()->getManager(); ?>
 <? $sessionInitiator = $account->getSessionInitiator($this->serverUrl($this->url('myresearch-home'))); ?>
-<a href="<?=$this->escapeHtml($sessionInitiator)?>"><?=$this->transEsc("Institutional Login")?></a>
+<a rel="external" href="<?=$this->escapeHtml($sessionInitiator)?>"><?=$this->transEsc("Institutional Login")?></a>