diff --git a/public/robots.txt b/public/robots.txt
index ab792c03b..fb5656957 100644
--- a/public/robots.txt
+++ b/public/robots.txt
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Disallow: /?*q=
 Disallow: /authorities/*/comments
 Allow: /applications/
 Disallow: /applications
+Disallow: /applications/*/external
 Disallow: /applications/*/nearby
 Disallow: /applications/search
 Disallow: /comments