diff --git a/archivebox/config/__init__.py b/archivebox/config/__init__.py
index fd424c2b..9887bde4 100644
--- a/archivebox/config/__init__.py
+++ b/archivebox/config/__init__.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ CONFIG_DEFAULTS: Dict[str, ConfigDefaultDict] = {
         'MEDIA_TIMEOUT':            {'type': int,   'default': 3600},
         'OUTPUT_PERMISSIONS':       {'type': str,   'default': '755'},
         'RESTRICT_FILE_NAMES':      {'type': str,   'default': 'windows'},
-        'URL_BLACKLIST':            {'type': str,   'default': r'\.(css|js|otf|ttf|woff|woff2)(\?.*)?$'},  # to avoid downloading code assets as their own pages
+        'URL_BLACKLIST':            {'type': str,   'default': r'\.(css|js|otf|ttf|woff|woff2|gstatic\.com|googleapis\.com/css)(\?.*)?$'},  # to avoid downloading code assets as their own pages
     },
 
     'SERVER_CONFIG': {