diff --git a/src/components/name-text.jsx b/src/components/name-text.jsx
index 1b8ab77..7891e96 100644
--- a/src/components/name-text.jsx
+++ b/src/components/name-text.jsx
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export default ({ account, showAvatar, showAcct, short, external }) => {
     <a
       class={`name-text ${short ? 'short' : ''}`}
       href={url}
-      // target="_blank"
+      target={external ? '_blank' : null}
       title={`@${acct}`}
       onClick={(e) => {
         if (external) return;