diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index fa99160c..f0cc2201 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ alembic==1.10.2
 PyMuPDF==1.21.1
 pydantic-settings==2.0.2
 email-validator==2.0.0.post2
-python-multipart==0.0.7
+python-multipart==0.0.18
diff --git a/training-front-end/src/plugins/uswds_links.js b/training-front-end/src/plugins/uswds_links.js
index 33893e6f..bd7bbda8 100644
--- a/training-front-end/src/plugins/uswds_links.js
+++ b/training-front-end/src/plugins/uswds_links.js
@@ -18,8 +18,11 @@ export function processLinksPlugin() {
           // these will all be local, so ignore
           return
         }
-
-        if (!(domain.hostname === 'gsa.gov' || domain.hostname === 'www.gsa.gov'|| domain.protocol === 'mailto:')) {
+        const internalHost = [
+          'gsa.gov',
+          'www.gsa.gov'
+        ]
+        if (!(internalHost.includes(domain.hostname) || domain.protocol === 'mailto:')) {
           properties.className += ' usa-link--external'
         }