diff --git a/archiver/checks/default_preparation_checks.ini b/archiver/checks/default_preparation_checks.ini
index 546aceb..084e96b 100644
--- a/archiver/checks/default_preparation_checks.ini
+++ b/archiver/checks/default_preparation_checks.ini
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ precondition=find --version | grep 'GNU findutils'
 precondition_failure_msg=Requires GNU find. On mac, you can install it using 'brew install findutils'
 # for every link, resolve path relative to archive dir, if not within archive dir, print absolute
 # note, that the second -exec will only be executed if the previous exec was successful
-check_cmd=find . -type l ! -xtype l -exec sh -c "realpath --relative-base . {} | grep --quiet '^/' " \; -exec echo {} \;
+check_cmd=find . -type l ! -xtype l -exec sh -c "realpath --relative-base . '{}' | grep --quiet '^/' " \; -exec echo '{}' \;
 success_conditions=EMPTY_OUTPUT
 check_failure_msg=Found symlinks pointing outside the directory tree of {WDIR}. Archives may not be complete.
 
diff --git a/tests/features/test_preparation_checks.py b/tests/features/test_preparation_checks.py
index 2c75ffc..4f844d7 100644
--- a/tests/features/test_preparation_checks.py
+++ b/tests/features/test_preparation_checks.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ def test_symlinks_within_dir_only(default_checks: Dict[str, CmdBasedCheck], tmpd
     myfile = Path(tmpdir, 'myfile')
     myfile.touch()
 
-    mylink = Path(tmpdir, 'mylink')
+    mylink = Path(tmpdir, 'mylink (1)')
     mylink.symlink_to(myfile.relative_to(mylink.parent))
 
     mylink2 = Path(tmpdir, 'mylink2')
@@ -98,4 +98,4 @@ def test_no_duplicates(default_checks: Dict[str, CmdBasedCheck], tmpdir):
     myfile_link = Path(tmpdir, 'myfile_link')
     os.link(myfile, myfile_link)
 
-    assert not check.run(tmpdir)
\ No newline at end of file
+    assert not check.run(tmpdir)