diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Watchdog/PosixWatchdog.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Watchdog/PosixWatchdog.cs
index 799d91205b..0c617ce771 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Watchdog/PosixWatchdog.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Watchdog/PosixWatchdog.cs
@@ -79,22 +79,24 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components.Watchdog
 		{ }
 
 		/// <inheritdoc />
-		protected override async Task InitialLink(SwappableDmbProvider swappableDmbProvider, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+		protected override async Task InitialLink(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
 		{
 			// The logic to check for an active live directory is in SwappableDmbProvider, so we just do it again here for safety
 			Logger.LogTrace("Hard linking compile job...");
 
-			// Symlinks are counted as a file sometimes??
-			var dirDeleteTask = GameIOManager.DeleteDirectory(swappableDmbProvider.Directory, cancellationToken);
-			await GameIOManager.DeleteFile(swappableDmbProvider.Directory, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
-			await dirDeleteTask.ConfigureAwait(false);
+			// Symlinks are counted as a file on linux??
+			if (await GameIOManager.DirectoryExists(ActiveSwappable.Directory, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false))
+				await GameIOManager.DeleteDirectory(ActiveSwappable.Directory, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+			else
+				await GameIOManager.DeleteFile(ActiveSwappable.Directory, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
 			// Instead of symlinking to begin with we actually rename the directory
 			await GameIOManager.MoveDirectory(
-				swappableDmbProvider.CompileJob.DirectoryName.ToString(),
-				swappableDmbProvider.Directory,
+				ActiveSwappable.CompileJob.DirectoryName.ToString(),
+				ActiveSwappable.Directory,
 				cancellationToken)
 				.ConfigureAwait(false);
+
 			directoryHardLinked = true;
 		}
 
@@ -121,6 +123,12 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components.Watchdog
 				}
 			}
 
+			if (reattachInfo != null)
+			{
+				Logger.LogTrace("Skipping symlink due to reattach");
+				return;
+			}
+
 			Logger.LogTrace("Symlinking compile job...");
 			await ActiveSwappable.MakeActive(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 			Server.Resume();
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Watchdog/WindowsWatchdog.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Watchdog/WindowsWatchdog.cs
index 1870d76ad9..a99b0d0a53 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Watchdog/WindowsWatchdog.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Watchdog/WindowsWatchdog.cs
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components.Watchdog
 
 			try
 			{
-				await InitialLink(ActiveSwappable, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+				await InitialLink(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 			}
 			catch
 			{
@@ -237,15 +237,14 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components.Watchdog
 		}
 
 		/// <summary>
-		/// Create the initial link to the live game directory.
+		/// Create the initial link to the live game directory using <see cref="ActiveSwappable"/>.
 		/// </summary>
-		/// <param name="swappableDmbProvider">The <see cref="SwappableDmbProvider"/> in use.</param>
 		/// <param name="cancellationToken">The <see cref="CancellationToken"/> for the operation.</param>
 		/// <returns>A <see cref="Task"/> representing the running operation.</returns>
-		protected virtual Task InitialLink(SwappableDmbProvider swappableDmbProvider, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+		protected virtual Task InitialLink(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
 		{
 			Logger.LogTrace("Symlinking compile job...");
-			return swappableDmbProvider.MakeActive(cancellationToken);
+			return ActiveSwappable.MakeActive(cancellationToken);
 		}
 	}
 }