diff --git a/transfer_service/import_executor.py b/transfer_service/import_executor.py
index 4f5a58f37bb0e73c2a534eb5882e220c979be6f0..8d6b894270ba556d32eeb03e24b05ed487476fd8 100644
--- a/transfer_service/import_executor.py
+++ b/transfer_service/import_executor.py
@@ -93,7 +93,10 @@ class ImportExecutor(TaskExecutor):
                     cnode.setAsyncTrans(True)
                     cnode.setSticky(True)
 
-                    if self.dbConn.insertNode(cnode):
+                    if os.path.islink(dir):
+                        now = dt.now()
+                        nodeList.append([ now, dir, vospacePath, "container", "SYMLINK" ])
+                    elif self.dbConn.insertNode(cnode):
                         now = dt.now()
                         nodeList.append([ now, dir, vospacePath, "container", "DONE" ])
                     else:
@@ -130,7 +133,10 @@ class ImportExecutor(TaskExecutor):
                     dnode.setAsyncTrans(True)
                     dnode.setSticky(True)
 
-                    if self.dbConn.insertNode(dnode):
+                    if os.path.islink(file):
+                        now = dt.now()
+                        nodeList.append([ now, file, vospacePath, "data", "SYMLINK" ])
+                    elif self.dbConn.insertNode(dnode):
                         now = dt.now()
                         nodeList.append([ now, file, vospacePath, "data", "DONE" ])
                     else:
diff --git a/transfer_service/store_preprocessor.py b/transfer_service/store_preprocessor.py
index 2e7b194a5d2fdf225239033cb08138044427328f..23d68ad7608de2748e6fcade3e8e710d1cbe6b4d 100644
--- a/transfer_service/store_preprocessor.py
+++ b/transfer_service/store_preprocessor.py
@@ -113,26 +113,26 @@ class StorePreprocessor(TaskExecutor):
         [ dirs, files ] = self.systemUtils.scanRecursive(self.path)
 
         # File catalog update
-        out = open("store_preprocessor_log.txt", "a")
+        #out = open("store_preprocessor_log.txt", "a")
         self.userId = self.dbConn.getUserId(self.username)
-        out.write(f"USER: {self.username}\n")
-        out.write(f"USER_ID: {self.userId}\n")
+        #out.write(f"USER: {self.username}\n")
+        #out.write(f"USER_ID: {self.userId}\n")
         pathPrefix = self.storageStorePath.replace("{username}", self.username)
         tstampWrapperDirPattern = re.compile("/[0-9]{4}_[0-9]{2}_[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{2}_[0-9]{2}_[0-9]{2}-vos_wrapper")
         for dir in dirs:
-            out.write(f"DIR: {dir}\n")
-            out.write(f"pathPrefix: {pathPrefix}\n")
+            #out.write(f"DIR: {dir}\n")
+            #out.write(f"pathPrefix: {pathPrefix}\n")
             basePath = os.path.dirname(dir).replace(pathPrefix, "/" + self.username)
-            out.write(f"basePath: {basePath}\n")
+            #out.write(f"basePath: {basePath}\n")
             nodeName = os.path.basename(dir)
-            out.write(f"nodeName: {nodeName}\n")
+            #out.write(f"nodeName: {nodeName}\n")
             cnode = Node(nodeName, "container")
             if not tstampWrapperDirPattern.match("/" + nodeName):
                 if tstampWrapperDirPattern.search(basePath):
                     tstampWrapperDir = tstampWrapperDirPattern.search(basePath).group(0).lstrip('/')
-                    out.write(f"tstampWrapperDir: {tstampWrapperDir}\n")
+                    #out.write(f"tstampWrapperDir: {tstampWrapperDir}\n")
                     basePath = tstampWrapperDirPattern.sub("", basePath)
-                    out.write(f"newBasePath: {basePath}\n")
+                    #out.write(f"newBasePath: {basePath}\n")
                     cnode.setWrapperDir(tstampWrapperDir)                
                 cnode.setParentPath(basePath)
                 locationId = self.dbConn.getLocationId(self.storageId)
@@ -142,26 +142,32 @@ class StorePreprocessor(TaskExecutor):
                 cnode.setContentLength(0)
                 cnode.setSticky(True)
 
-                if self.dbConn.insertNode(cnode):
+                if os.path.islink(dir):
+                    # node is a symlink, do not import it...
+                    pass
+                elif self.dbConn.insertNode(cnode):
                     self.nodeList.append(basePath + '/' + nodeName)
+                else:
+                    # node already exists, skip it...
+                    pass
 
-        out.write("\n\n")
+        #out.write("\n\n")
 
         for flist in files:
             for file in flist:
-                out.write(f"FILE: {file}\n")
+                #out.write(f"FILE: {file}\n")
                 if self.md5calc.fileIsValid(file):
-                    out.write(f"pathPrefix: {pathPrefix}\n")
+                    #out.write(f"pathPrefix: {pathPrefix}\n")
                     basePath = os.path.dirname(file).replace(pathPrefix, "/" + self.username)
-                    out.write(f"basePath: {basePath}\n")
+                    #out.write(f"basePath: {basePath}\n")
                     nodeName = os.path.basename(file)
-                    out.write(f"nodeName: {nodeName}\n")
+                    #out.write(f"nodeName: {nodeName}\n")
                     dnode = Node(nodeName, "data")
                     if tstampWrapperDirPattern.search(basePath):
                         tstampWrapperDir = tstampWrapperDirPattern.search(basePath).group(0).lstrip('/')
-                        out.write(f"tstampWrapperDir: {tstampWrapperDir}\n")
+                        #out.write(f"tstampWrapperDir: {tstampWrapperDir}\n")
                         basePath = tstampWrapperDirPattern.sub("", basePath)
-                        out.write(f"newBasePath: {basePath}\n")
+                        #out.write(f"newBasePath: {basePath}\n")
                         dnode.setWrapperDir(tstampWrapperDir)                    
                     dnode.setParentPath(basePath)
                     locationId = self.dbConn.getLocationId(self.storageId)
@@ -172,11 +178,17 @@ class StorePreprocessor(TaskExecutor):
                     dnode.setContentMD5(self.md5calc.getMD5(file))
                     dnode.setSticky(True)
 
-                    if self.dbConn.insertNode(dnode):
+                    if os.path.islink(file):
+                        # node is a symlink, do not import it...
+                        pass
+                    elif self.dbConn.insertNode(dnode):
                         self.nodeList.append(basePath + '/' + nodeName)
+                    else:
+                        # node already exists, skip it...
+                        pass
 
-        out.write("\n")
-        out.close()
+        #out.write("\n")
+        #out.close()
         
     def update(self):
         self.jobObj.setPhase("QUEUED")