diff --git a/pagure/hooks/fedmsg.py b/pagure/hooks/fedmsg.py
index d3ea77d..9c69ba8 100644
--- a/pagure/hooks/fedmsg.py
+++ b/pagure/hooks/fedmsg.py
@@ -87,10 +87,12 @@ class Fedmsg(BaseHook):
             os.makedirs(hookfolder)
 
         # Install the hook itself
-        os.symlink(
-            os.path.join(hook_files, 'fedmsg_hook.py'),
-            os.path.join(repopath, 'hooks', 'post-receive.fedmsg')
-        )
+        hook_file = os.path.join(hook_files, 'fedmsg_hook.py')
+        if not os.path.exists(hook_file):
+            os.symlink(
+                hook_file,
+                os.path.join(repopath, 'hooks', 'post-receive.fedmsg')
+            )
 
     @classmethod
     def remove(cls, project):
diff --git a/pagure/hooks/irc.py b/pagure/hooks/irc.py
index cc314a2..6264e0b 100644
--- a/pagure/hooks/irc.py
+++ b/pagure/hooks/irc.py
@@ -122,10 +122,12 @@ class Hook(BaseHook):
         # repo_obj.config.set_multivar()
 
         # Install the hook itself
-        #os.symlink(
-            #os.path.join(hook_files, 'git_irc.py'),
-            #os.path.join(repopath, 'hooks', 'post-receive.irc')
-        #)
+        #hook_file = os.path.join(hook_files, 'git_irc.py')
+        #if not os.path.exists(hook_file):
+            #os.symlink(
+                #hook_file,
+                #os.path.join(repopath, 'hooks', 'post-receive.irc')
+            #)
 
     @classmethod
     def remove(cls, project):
diff --git a/pagure/hooks/mail.py b/pagure/hooks/mail.py
index f463f02..da1be78 100644
--- a/pagure/hooks/mail.py
+++ b/pagure/hooks/mail.py
@@ -95,10 +95,12 @@ class Mail(BaseHook):
             'multimailhook.environment', '', 'gitolite')
 
         # Install the hook itself
-        os.symlink(
-            os.path.join(hook_files, 'git_multimail.py'),
-            os.path.join(repopath, 'hooks', 'post-receive.mail')
-        )
+        hook_file = os.path.join(hook_files, 'git_multimail.py')
+        if not os.path.exists(hook_file):
+            os.symlink(
+                hook_file,
+                os.path.join(repopath, 'hooks', 'post-receive.mail')
+            )
 
     @classmethod
     def remove(cls, project):
diff --git a/pagure/hooks/pagure_hook.py b/pagure/hooks/pagure_hook.py
index 4c430e4..ec6b0a9 100644
--- a/pagure/hooks/pagure_hook.py
+++ b/pagure/hooks/pagure_hook.py
@@ -94,7 +94,9 @@ class PagureHook(BaseHook):
             # Install the hook itself
             hook_path = os.path.join(
                 repopath, 'hooks', 'post-receive.pagure')
-            os.symlink(hook_file, hook_path)
+            hook_file = os.path.join(hook_files, 'git_multimail.py')
+            if not os.path.exists(hook_file):
+                os.symlink(hook_file, hook_path)
 
     @classmethod
     def remove(cls, project):
diff --git a/pagure/hooks/pagure_request_hook.py b/pagure/hooks/pagure_request_hook.py
index 1bc00c9..3f8f57e 100644
--- a/pagure/hooks/pagure_request_hook.py
+++ b/pagure/hooks/pagure_request_hook.py
@@ -87,10 +87,9 @@ class PagureRequestHook(BaseHook):
 
         # Install the main post-receive file
         postreceive = os.path.join(hookfolder, 'post-receive')
-        if not os.path.exists(postreceive):
-            os.symlink(
-                os.path.join(hook_files, 'post-receive'),
-                postreceive)
+        hook_file = os.path.join(hook_files, 'git_multimail.py')
+        if not os.path.exists(hook_file):
+            os.symlink(hook_file, postreceive)
 
     @classmethod
     def install(cls, project, dbobj):
diff --git a/pagure/hooks/pagure_ticket_hook.py b/pagure/hooks/pagure_ticket_hook.py
index 26c71b0..b4f5d61 100644
--- a/pagure/hooks/pagure_ticket_hook.py
+++ b/pagure/hooks/pagure_ticket_hook.py
@@ -86,10 +86,9 @@ class PagureTicketHook(BaseHook):
 
         # Install the main post-receive file
         postreceive = os.path.join(hookfolder, 'post-receive')
-        if not os.path.exists(postreceive):
-            os.symlink(
-                os.path.join(hook_files, 'post-receive'),
-                postreceive)
+        hook_file = os.path.join(hook_files, 'git_multimail.py')
+        if not os.path.exists(hook_file):
+            os.symlink(hook_file, postreceive)
 
     @classmethod
     def install(cls, project, dbobj):