diff --git a/src/MadsIO.jl b/src/MadsIO.jl
index f639aa18..b50389bc 100644
--- a/src/MadsIO.jl
+++ b/src/MadsIO.jl
@@ -1895,7 +1895,9 @@ function fixlinks(dir::AbstractString="."; test::Bool=true, verbose::Bool=false)
 		if islink(f)
 			verbose && println("Checking Link: $(f)")
 			link = readlink(f)
-			if !isfile(link)
+			if length(link) < 256 && isascii(link) && isfile(link)
+				printstyled("Link of `$(f)` to `$(link)` is OK\n"; color=:green)
+			else
 				printstyled("Link `$(f)` needs to be fixed: `$(link)` does not exist!\n"; color=:red)
 				link_win = Sys.iswindows() ? replace(fn, "/"=>"\\") : link
 				if isfile(link_win)
@@ -1907,8 +1909,6 @@ function fixlinks(dir::AbstractString="."; test::Bool=true, verbose::Bool=false)
 						printstyled("Link needs to be fixed: `$(link_win)` to `$(fn)`\n"; color=:yellow)
 					end
 				end
-			else
-				printstyled("Link of `$(f)` to `$(link)` is OK\n"; color=:green)
 			end
 		elseif isfile(f)
 			verbose && println("Checking File: $(f)")