diff --git a/src/bin/installDeps.sh b/src/bin/installDeps.sh
index 3fe82a346..a3e593f31 100755
--- a/src/bin/installDeps.sh
+++ b/src/bin/installDeps.sh
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ log "Installing dependencies..."
 (
   mkdir -p node_modules
   cd node_modules
-  [ -e ep_etherpad-lite ] || ln -s ../src ep_etherpad-lite
+  [ -d ep_etherpad-lite ] || ln -sf ../src ep_etherpad-lite
   cd ep_etherpad-lite
   npm ci --no-optional
 ) || {