diff --git a/.github/workflows/links.yml b/.github/workflows/links.yml
index ef4b5013f..3a958e825 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/links.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/links.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           # Fail action on broken links
           fail: true
-          args: --exclude-path vendor --no-progress './**/*.md'
+          args: --exclude-path vendor --timeout 30 --no-progress './**/*.md'
           format: markdown
           # Write GitHub job summary
           jobSummary: true
diff --git a/.lycheeignore b/.lycheeignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7fc4f702d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.lycheeignore
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# This file accompanies links verification nightly CI job. Add links to ignore here.
+
+# These fail often due its popularity
+https://packages.debian.org/buster-backports/libseccomp2
+https://packages.ubuntu.com/trusty-backports/libseccomp2
+
+# Fails often with 'Too Many Requests', easy to scare
+https://tanzu.vmware.com/kubernetes-grid