diff --git a/app/models/metadata_file.rb b/app/models/metadata_file.rb
index 5be7f84c..31becc64 100644
--- a/app/models/metadata_file.rb
+++ b/app/models/metadata_file.rb
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ class MetadataFile < MetadataTemplate
   end
 
   def relative_destination_path_with_filename
-    destination_path_with_filename.relative_path_from(site.path)
+    destination_path_with_filename.relative_path_from(Pathname.new(site.path).realpath)
   end
 
   def static_file_path