diff --git a/planemo/shed2tap/base.py b/planemo/shed2tap/base.py
index e3d6eb407..9d096d2d4 100644
--- a/planemo/shed2tap/base.py
+++ b/planemo/shed2tap/base.py
@@ -516,11 +516,11 @@ def _commands_and_downloaded_file(url, target_filename=None, sha256sum=None):
         'elif [[ -f "$DOWNLOAD_CACHE/%s" ]]' % downloaded_filename,
         'then',
         '    echo "Reusing cached %s"' % downloaded_filename,
-        '    ln -s "$DOWNLOAD_CACHE/%s" "%s"' % (downloaded_filename, target_filename),
+        '    cp "$DOWNLOAD_CACHE/%s" "%s"' % (downloaded_filename, target_filename),
         'else',
         '    echo "Downloading %s"' % downloaded_filename,
         '    curl -L -o "$DOWNLOAD_CACHE/%s" "%s"' % (downloaded_filename, url),
-        '    ln -s "$DOWNLOAD_CACHE/%s" "%s"' % (downloaded_filename, target_filename),
+        '    cp "$DOWNLOAD_CACHE/%s" "%s"' % (downloaded_filename, target_filename),
         ]
     if sha256sum:
         # This is inserted into the if-else for a fresh download only.