diff --git a/src/scripts/postgres.rs b/src/scripts/postgres.rs
index 6057a6b..5e23c93 100644
--- a/src/scripts/postgres.rs
+++ b/src/scripts/postgres.rs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ pub fn import(container: &str, file: &Path) -> Result<()> {
 
     eprintln!("restoring database");
     let commands = [
-        format!("cp {dump_file} {db_container}:/tmp/dbdump"),
+        format!("cp -L {dump_file} {db_container}:/tmp/dbdump"),
         format!("exec {db_container} dropdb -U db db"),
         format!("exec {db_container} createdb -U db -E utf8 -T template0 db"),
         format!("exec {db_container} pg_restore -U db --dbname=db /tmp/dbdump"),