diff --git a/website/src/css/custom.css b/website/src/css/custom.css
index 4087699ef2..f4ca4b59a2 100644
--- a/website/src/css/custom.css
+++ b/website/src/css/custom.css
@@ -88,12 +88,12 @@ main img {
     box-shadow: var(--ifm-global-shadow-lw);
 }
 
-main p > img {
+main p > img:not([src^="https://img.shields.io/"]) {
     /* give inline images a border */
     border: var(--ifm-global-border-width) solid var(--unleash-color-gray);
 }
 
-main :is(p, figure) > img {
+main :is(p, figure) > img:not([src^="https://img.shields.io/"]) {
     /* round corners to match the rest of the page */
     border-radius: var(--ifm-global-radius);