diff --git a/py-scripts/lf_report.py b/py-scripts/lf_report.py
index d00144bf..07b2f7ee 100755
--- a/py-scripts/lf_report.py
+++ b/py-scripts/lf_report.py
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ class lf_report():
     def build_pdf_link(self,_pdf_link_name,_pdf_link_path):
         self.pdf_link_html = """
             <!-- pdf link -->
-            <a href={pdf_link_path}>{pdf_link_name}</a>
+            <a href="{pdf_link_path}" target="_blank">{pdf_link_name}</a>
             <br>
                         """.format(pdf_link_path=_pdf_link_path,pdf_link_name=_pdf_link_name)
         self.html += self.pdf_link_html
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ class lf_report():
     def build_link(self,_link_name,_link_path):
         self.link = """
             <!-- link -->
-            <a href={link_path}>{link_name}</a>
+            <a href="{link_path}" target="_blank">{link_name} </a>
             <br>
         """.format(link_path=_link_path,link_name=_link_name)
         self.html += self.link
diff --git a/py-scripts/sandbox/lf_qa.py b/py-scripts/sandbox/lf_qa.py
index 87fab180..f4ec80ce 100755
--- a/py-scripts/sandbox/lf_qa.py
+++ b/py-scripts/sandbox/lf_qa.py
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ class csv_sqlite_dash():
                         self.children_div.append(html.A('{test_id}_{group}_{test_tag}_{test_rig}_kpi.html'
                         .format(test_id=test_id_list[-1], group=group, test_tag=test_tag, test_rig=test_rig),
                             href=kpi_html_path, target='_blank'))
-                        self.html_results +="""<a href={kpi_html_path}>{test_id}_{group}_{test_tag}_{test_rig}_kpi.html<a>
+                        self.html_results +="""<a href={kpi_html_path}>{test_id}_{group}_{test_tag}_{test_rig}_kpi.html target="_blank" </a>
                         """.format(kpi_html_path=kpi_html_path,test_id=test_id_list[-1], group=group, test_tag=test_tag, test_rig=test_rig)
 
                         # link to full test results
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ class csv_sqlite_dash():
                         self.children_div.append(html.A('{test_id}_{group}_{test_tag}_{test_rig}_report.html'
                         .format(test_id=test_id_list[-1], group=group, test_tag=test_tag, test_rig=test_rig),
                             href=report_index_html_path, target='_blank'))
-                        self.html_results +="""<a href={report_index_html_path}>{test_id}_{group}_{test_tag}_{test_rig}_report.html<a>
+                        self.html_results +="""<a href={report_index_html_path}>{test_id}_{group}_{test_tag}_{test_rig}_report.html target="_blank"</a>
                         """.format(report_index_html_path=report_index_html_path,test_id=test_id_list[-1], group=group, test_tag=test_tag, test_rig=test_rig)
                         self.children_div.append(html.Br())
                         self.children_div.append(html.Br())