diff --git a/lib/MetaCPAN/Web/Controller/Root.pm b/lib/MetaCPAN/Web/Controller/Root.pm
index 401857ba76e..cb4c1f26535 100644
--- a/lib/MetaCPAN/Web/Controller/Root.pm
+++ b/lib/MetaCPAN/Web/Controller/Root.pm
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ sub robots : Path("robots.txt") : Args(0) {
     $c->browser_max_age('1d');
     $c->cdn_max_age('1y');
 
+    $c->res->content_type('text/plain');
     $c->stash( {
         template => 'robots.txt',
     } );
diff --git a/t/html.t b/t/html.t
index 5d837ed3a84..8e286c09c9b 100644
--- a/t/html.t
+++ b/t/html.t
@@ -8,9 +8,7 @@ use File::Find ();
 use Path::Tiny qw( path );
 
 # files that have inline <script> tags
-my %skip = map { $_ => 1 } (
-    'root/about/contributors.tx', 'root/account/profile.tx', 'root/base.tx',
-);
+my %skip = map { $_ => 1 } ();
 
 File::Find::find(
     {