diff --git a/dpdispatcher/contexts/ssh_context.py b/dpdispatcher/contexts/ssh_context.py
index 8537894d..75314890 100644
--- a/dpdispatcher/contexts/ssh_context.py
+++ b/dpdispatcher/contexts/ssh_context.py
@@ -450,7 +450,9 @@ def __init__(
         self.init_local_root = local_root
         self.init_remote_root = remote_root
         self.temp_local_root = os.path.abspath(local_root)
-        assert os.path.isabs(remote_root), "remote_root must be a abspath"
+        assert os.path.isabs(
+            os.path.realpath(remote_root)
+        ), "remote_root must be a abspath"
         self.temp_remote_root = remote_root
         self.remote_profile = remote_profile
         self.remote_root = None