diff --git a/deployer/typo3-recipe.php b/deployer/typo3-recipe.php
index eed01ce..b63dab3 100644
--- a/deployer/typo3-recipe.php
+++ b/deployer/typo3-recipe.php
@@ -21,6 +21,15 @@ require 'recipe/common.php';
 require 'contrib/rsync.php';
 require 'contrib/cachetool.php';
 
+set('release_or_current_path', function () {
+    $releaseExists = test('[ -h {{deploy_path}}/release ]');
+    if ($releaseExists) {
+        $link = run("readlink {{deploy_path}}/release");
+        return substr($link, 0, 1) === '/' ? $link : get('deploy_path') . '/' . $link;
+    }
+    return get('current_path');
+});
+
 // =============================================================================
 // PHP Configuration
 // =============================================================================
@@ -52,7 +61,6 @@ set('writable_dirs', [
 // =============================================================================
 
 set('rsync_src', '../');
-
 set('rsync', [
     'exclude' => [
         // Shared (will be symlinked)