diff --git a/blocks/rss_client/block_rss_client.php b/blocks/rss_client/block_rss_client.php
index 8c57700d488..5ff215808a5 100644
--- a/blocks/rss_client/block_rss_client.php
+++ b/blocks/rss_client/block_rss_client.php
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@
 
                 $item['link'] = str_replace('&', '&', $item['link']);
 
-                $returnstring .= '<li><div class="link"><a href="'. $item['link'] .'" target="_blank">'. $item['title'] . "</a></div>\n";
+                $returnstring .= '<li><div class="link"><a href="'. $item['link'] .'">'. $item['title'] . "</a></div>\n";
 
                 if ($display_description && !empty($item['description'])) {
                     $item['description'] = break_up_long_words($item['description'], 30);
@@ -285,4 +285,4 @@
      }
 }
 
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>