diff --git a/deploy.php b/deploy.php
index e507a64..96dc7f2 100644
--- a/deploy.php
+++ b/deploy.php
@@ -160,7 +160,9 @@ task('typo3:cache:flush', function () {
 desc('Link the production fileadmin into the release');
 task('typo3:fileadmin', function () {
     run('test -d {{fileadmin_path}}');
-    run('ln -sfn {{fileadmin_path}} {{release_path}}/{{typo3/public_dir}}/fileadmin');
+    // Relative (-r), like Deployer's shared dirs: the vhosts answer 403 for an absolute symlink here
+    run('ln -sfnr {{fileadmin_path}} {{release_path}}/{{typo3/public_dir}}/fileadmin');
+    run('test -d {{release_path}}/{{typo3/public_dir}}/fileadmin/user_upload');
 });
 
 desc('Deploys TYPO3 13');