diff --git a/scripts/publish.py b/scripts/publish.py
index f61b940..2fe87cc 100755
--- a/scripts/publish.py
+++ b/scripts/publish.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import shutil
 import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 import re
-from typing import Set, Dict
+from typing import Set, Dict, Union
 import logging
 from datetime import datetime
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def load_env_vars() -> tuple[Path, Path]:
     
     return Path(source_dir), Path(dest_dir)
 
-def get_publish_status(file_path: Path) -> bool | None:
+def get_publish_status(file_path: Path) -> Union[bool, None]:
     """Check if a markdown file has publish: true/false in its frontmatter."""
     try:
         with open(file_path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
@@ -64,13 +64,17 @@ def extract_image_references(content: str) -> Set[str]:
     markdown_images = set(re.findall(r'!\[.*?\]\((.*?)\)', content))
     return obsidian_images.union(markdown_images)
 
-def find_image_in_source(image_ref: str, source_dir: Path) -> Path | None:
+def find_image_in_source(image_ref: str, source_dir: Path) -> Union[Path, None]:
     """Find an image file in the source directory."""
     image_name = Path(image_ref).name
     
-    # Search for the image recursively
+    # Search for the image recursively, following symlinks
     for path in source_dir.rglob(image_name):
-        if path.is_file():
+        if path.is_symlink():
+            resolved_path = path.resolve()
+            if resolved_path.is_file():
+                return resolved_path
+        elif path.is_file():
             return path
     return None
 
@@ -127,7 +131,9 @@ def sync_files(source_dir: Path, dest_dir: Path, clean: bool = False):
     
     # Process markdown files
     for source_file in source_dir.rglob("*.md"):
-        publish_status = get_publish_status(source_file)
+        # Resolve symbolic links
+        actual_file = source_file.resolve() if source_file.is_symlink() else source_file
+        publish_status = get_publish_status(actual_file)
         if publish_status is None:
             continue