diff --git a/aio/src/app/shared/location.service.ts b/aio/src/app/shared/location.service.ts
index 2d41a03684..5f96ee2bc9 100644
--- a/aio/src/app/shared/location.service.ts
+++ b/aio/src/app/shared/location.service.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export class LocationService {
   }
 
   goExternal(url: string) {
-    location.assign(url);
+    window.location.assign(url);
   }
 
   private stripSlashes(url: string) {