diff --git a/src/helpers/filesystem.cpp b/src/helpers/filesystem.cpp
index a1033408..b986e40d 100644
--- a/src/helpers/filesystem.cpp
+++ b/src/helpers/filesystem.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ void helpers::copy_directory(const fs::path &src, const fs::path &dest)
 		if (!fs::exists(src)) {
 			throw filesystem_exception(
 				"helpers::copy_directory: Source directory does not exist '" + src.string() + "'");
-		} else if (!fs::is_directory(src)) {
+		} else if (!fs::is_directory(fs::symlink_status(src))) {
 			throw filesystem_exception(
 				"helpers::copy_directory: Source directory is not a directory '" + src.string() + "'");
 		} else if (!fs::exists(dest) && !fs::create_directories(dest)) {
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ void helpers::copy_directory(const fs::path &src, const fs::path &dest)
 
 		fs::directory_iterator endit;
 		for (fs::directory_iterator it(src); it != endit; ++it) {
-			if (fs::is_directory(it->status())) {
+			if (fs::is_directory(it->symlink_status())) {
 				helpers::copy_directory(it->path(), dest / it->path().filename());
 			} else {
 				fs::copy(it->path(), dest / it->path().filename());
diff --git a/src/tasks/internal/cp_task.cpp b/src/tasks/internal/cp_task.cpp
index 0e82c7fe..97a305c9 100644
--- a/src/tasks/internal/cp_task.cpp
+++ b/src/tasks/internal/cp_task.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ std::shared_ptr<task_results> cp_task::run()
 	for (fs::directory_iterator item(base_dir); item != end_itr; ++item) {
 		if (regex_match(item->path().filename().string(), pattern)) {
 			auto target = output_is_dir ? (output / item->path().filename()) : output;
-			if (fs::is_directory(item->path())) {
+			if (fs::is_directory(fs::symlink_status(item->path()))) {
 				helpers::copy_directory(item->path(), target);
 			} else {
 				boost::system::error_code error_code;