diff --git a/leverage/modules/project.py b/leverage/modules/project.py
index 9d601e7..6d5bd41 100644
--- a/leverage/modules/project.py
+++ b/leverage/modules/project.py
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ def _copy_account(account, primary_region):
             src=TEMPLATE_DIR / account / "global" / layer,
             dst=PROJECT_ROOT / account / "global" / layer,
             ignore=IGNORE_PATTERNS,
+            symlinks=True,
         )
     # Copy all layers with a region in account
     for layer in PROJECT_STRUCTURE[account]["primary_region"]:
@@ -143,6 +144,7 @@ def _copy_account(account, primary_region):
             src=TEMPLATE_DIR / account / "primary_region" / layer,
             dst=PROJECT_ROOT / account / primary_region / layer,
             ignore=IGNORE_PATTERNS,
+            symlinks=True,
         )