diff --git a/pagure/hooks/__init__.py b/pagure/hooks/__init__.py
index d6e461f..f5afbbc 100644
--- a/pagure/hooks/__init__.py
+++ b/pagure/hooks/__init__.py
@@ -70,10 +70,8 @@ class BaseHook(object):
             # Install the main post-receive file
             postreceive = os.path.join(hookfolder, cls.hook_type)
             if not os.path.exists(postreceive):
-                shutil.copyfile(
-                    os.path.join(hook_files, cls.hook_type),
-                    postreceive)
-                os.chmod(postreceive, 0755)
+                os.symlink(os.path.join(hook_files, cls.hook_type),
+                           postreceive)
 
     @classmethod
     def install(cls, repopaths, dbobj, hook_name, filein):  # pragma: no cover
diff --git a/pagure/hooks/files/post-receive b/pagure/hooks/files/post-receive
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/pagure/hooks/files/pre-receive b/pagure/hooks/files/pre-receive
old mode 100644
new mode 100755