diff --git a/web/app/views/dialogs/_banner.html.haml b/web/app/views/dialogs/_banner.html.haml
index 42d44452d..ac7aefa72 100644
--- a/web/app/views/dialogs/_banner.html.haml
+++ b/web/app/views/dialogs/_banner.html.haml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     %ol
       %li.download-dmg
         Download the latest mac installer from the
-        %a{href:"/downloads"}Downloads
+        %a{href:"/downloads", ref: 'external'}Downloads
         page.
         %br
         %em (the download will have a filename ending in .dmg)