diff --git a/_plugins/link-checker.rb b/_plugins/link-checker.rb
index 97f5cab9f4..f02976df50 100644
--- a/_plugins/link-checker.rb
+++ b/_plugins/link-checker.rb
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ class CheckTypes
     'dl.acm.org', # 403s on bots
     'www.npmjs.com', # 403s on bots
     'www.base64decode.org', # 403s on bots
+    'docs.docker.com', # 403s on bots
     'example.issue.link' # a fake example link from the template
   ]