diff --git a/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/FileContext.py b/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/FileContext.py
index 1672f317..e238c7c3 100644
--- a/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/FileContext.py
+++ b/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/FileContext.py
@@ -276,9 +276,10 @@ class FileContext(abc.ABC):
     async def file_exists(self, path: str) -> bool:
         return await self._file_exists(self._chroot(path))
 
-    async def _is_dir(self, path: str) -> bool:
+    async def _is_dir(self, path: str, follow_symlinks: bool) -> bool:
+        import stat
         try:
-            return S_ISDIR(await self._stat(path).st_mode)
+            return stat.S_ISDIR((await self._stat(path, follow_symlinks)).mode)
         except NotImplementedError:
             log(DEBUG, f'{self.log_name} doesn\'t implement stat(), judging by trailing slash if {path} is a directory')
             return path[-1] == '/'
@@ -290,8 +291,8 @@ class FileContext(abc.ABC):
             raise
         return False
 
-    async def is_dir(self, path: str) -> bool:
-        return self._is_dir(self._chroot(path))
+    async def is_dir(self, path: str, follow_symlinks=True) -> bool:
+        return await self._is_dir(self._chroot(path), follow_symlinks=follow_symlinks)
 
     @classmethod
     def create(cls, uri: str, *args, **kwargs) -> Self:
diff --git a/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/ec/Local.py b/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/ec/Local.py
index f150b2f8..84787b34 100644
--- a/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/ec/Local.py
+++ b/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/ec/Local.py
@@ -172,5 +172,7 @@ class Local(Base):
     async def _chmod(self, path: str, mode: int) -> None:
         os.chmod(path, mode)
 
-    async def _is_dir(self, path: str) -> bool:
+    async def _is_dir(self, path: str, follow_symlinks: bool) -> bool:
+        if (not follow_symlinks) and os.islink(path):
+            return False
         return os.path.isdir(path)