diff --git a/test/functions.source b/test/functions.source
index dea776fb..4c75fabe 100644
--- a/test/functions.source
+++ b/test/functions.source
@@ -355,6 +355,7 @@ hardLinkFiles()
 	target="$1"
 	shift
 	for var; do
+		if [ -e var ]; then rm -rf $var ; fi
 		ln $target $var
 	done
 }