diff --git a/components/utils/src/fs.rs b/components/utils/src/fs.rs
index 8a53df14..c29edba6 100644
--- a/components/utils/src/fs.rs
+++ b/components/utils/src/fs.rs
@@ -86,7 +86,12 @@ pub fn copy_file_if_needed(src: &Path, dest: &Path, hard_link: bool) -> Result<(
     }
 
     if hard_link {
-        std::fs::hard_link(src, dest)?
+        if dest.exists() {
+            std::fs::remove_file(dest)
+                .with_context(|| format!("Error removing file: {:?}", dest))?;
+        }
+        std::fs::hard_link(src, dest)
+            .with_context(|| format!("Error hard linking file, src: {:?}, dst: {:?}", src, dest))?;
     } else {
         let src_metadata = metadata(src)
             .with_context(|| format!("Failed to get metadata of {}", src.display()))?;