diff --git a/source/fab/steps/grab/__init__.py b/source/fab/steps/grab/__init__.py
index eed72413..ed4bcf91 100644
--- a/source/fab/steps/grab/__init__.py
+++ b/source/fab/steps/grab/__init__.py
@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@ def call_rsync(src: Union[str, Path], dst: Union[str, Path]):
     if not src.endswith('/'):
         src += '/'
 
-    command = ['rsync', '--times', '--stats', '-ru', src, str(dst)]
+    command = ['rsync', '--times', '--links', '--stats', '-ru', src, str(dst)]
     return run_command(command)
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/steps/test_grab.py b/tests/unit_tests/steps/test_grab.py
index 57878b22..cb4292db 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/steps/test_grab.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/steps/test_grab.py
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ def _common(self, grab_src, expect_grab_src):
                 grab_folder(mock_config, src=grab_src, dst_label=dst)
 
         expect_dst = mock_config.source_root / dst
-        mock_run.assert_called_once_with(['rsync', '--times', '--stats', '-ru', expect_grab_src, str(expect_dst)])
+        mock_run.assert_called_once_with(['rsync', '--times', '--links', '--stats',
+                                          '-ru', expect_grab_src, str(expect_dst)])
 
 
 class TestGrabFcm(object):