diff --git a/server/utils/fileUtils.js b/server/utils/fileUtils.js
index 9a349bd54..1167782b1 100644
--- a/server/utils/fileUtils.js
+++ b/server/utils/fileUtils.js
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ module.exports.recurseFiles = async (path, relPathToReplace = null) => {
     ignoreFolders: true,
     extensions: true,
     deep: true,
-    realPath: true,
+    realPath: process.env.SCANNER_RESOLVE_SYMLINKS !== '0',
     normalizePath: false
   }
   let list = await rra.list(path, options)