diff --git a/static/skin/viewer.js b/static/skin/viewer.js
index f9b5ba88e..23507109c 100644
--- a/static/skin/viewer.js
+++ b/static/skin/viewer.js
@@ -290,12 +290,23 @@ function isExternalUrl(url) {
       || url.startsWith("https:");
 }
 
+function getRealHref(target) {
+  // In case of wombat in the middle, wombat will rewrite the href value to the original url (external link)
+  // This is not what we want. Let's ask wombat to not rewrite href
+  const old_no_rewrite = target._no_rewrite;
+  target._no_rewrite = true;
+  const target_href = target.href;
+  target._no_rewrite = old_no_rewrite;
+  return target_href;
+}
+
 function onClickEvent(e) {
   const iframeDocument = contentIframe.contentDocument;
   const target = matchingAncestorElement(e.target, iframeDocument, "a");
   if (target !== null && "href" in target) {
-    if ( isExternalUrl(target.href) ) {
-      const possiblyBlockedLink = blockLink(target.href);
+    const target_href = getRealHref(target);
+    if (isExternalUrl(target_href)) {
+      const possiblyBlockedLink = blockLink(target_href);
       if ( e.ctrlKey || e.shiftKey ) {
         // The link will be loaded in a new tab/window - update the link
         // and let the browser handle the rest.
diff --git a/test/server.cpp b/test/server.cpp
index 86171cd4a..3c1e85954 100644
--- a/test/server.cpp
+++ b/test/server.cpp
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ const ResourceCollection resources200Compressible{
   { DYNAMIC_CONTENT, "/ROOT%23%3F/skin/taskbar.css" },
   { STATIC_CONTENT,  "/ROOT%23%3F/skin/taskbar.css?cacheid=e014a885" },
   { DYNAMIC_CONTENT, "/ROOT%23%3F/skin/viewer.js" },
-  { STATIC_CONTENT,  "/ROOT%23%3F/skin/viewer.js?cacheid=201653b8" },
+  { STATIC_CONTENT,  "/ROOT%23%3F/skin/viewer.js?cacheid=948df083" },
   { DYNAMIC_CONTENT, "/ROOT%23%3F/skin/fonts/Poppins.ttf" },
   { STATIC_CONTENT,  "/ROOT%23%3F/skin/fonts/Poppins.ttf?cacheid=af705837" },
   { DYNAMIC_CONTENT, "/ROOT%23%3F/skin/fonts/Roboto.ttf" },
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ R"EXPECTEDRESULT(    <link type="text/css" href="./skin/kiwix.css?cacheid=2158fa
     <link type="text/css" href="./skin/autoComplete/css/autoComplete.css?cacheid=ef30cd42" rel="Stylesheet" />
     <script type="module" src="./skin/i18n.js?cacheid=6a8c6fb2" defer></script>
     <script type="text/javascript" src="./skin/languages.js?cacheid=96f2cf73" defer></script>
-    <script type="text/javascript" src="./skin/viewer.js?cacheid=201653b8" defer></script>
+    <script type="text/javascript" src="./skin/viewer.js?cacheid=948df083" defer></script>
     <script type="text/javascript" src="./skin/autoComplete/autoComplete.min.js?cacheid=1191aaaf"></script>
       const blankPageUrl = root + "/skin/blank.html?cacheid=6b1fa032";
           <label for="kiwix_button_show_toggle"><img src="./skin/caret.png?cacheid=22b942b4" alt=""></label>