diff --git a/Mopy/bash/bolt.py b/Mopy/bash/bolt.py
index afb2355378..789869446a 100644
--- a/Mopy/bash/bolt.py
+++ b/Mopy/bash/bolt.py
@@ -1097,11 +1097,14 @@ def _setmtime(self, new_time):
     mtime = property(_getmtime, _setmtime, doc='Time file was last modified.')
 
     def size_mtime(self):
-        lstat = os.lstat(self._s)
+        if os.path.islink(self._s) and os.path.exists(self._s):
+            lstat = os.stat(self._s, follow_symlinks=True)
+        else:
+            lstat = os.stat(self._s, follow_symlinks=False)
         return lstat.st_size, lstat.st_mtime
 
     def size_mtime_ctime(self):
-        lstat = os.lstat(self._s)
+        lstat = os.stat(self._s)
         return lstat.st_size, lstat.st_mtime, lstat.st_ctime
 
     @property