diff --git a/src/routes/entity_CRUD/__init__.py b/src/routes/entity_CRUD/__init__.py
index 2790327c..c562dde5 100644
--- a/src/routes/entity_CRUD/__init__.py
+++ b/src/routes/entity_CRUD/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from pathlib import Path
+
 from flask import Blueprint, jsonify, request, Response, current_app, abort, json
 import logging
 import requests
@@ -129,8 +131,7 @@ def multiple_components():
                 new_directory_path = ingest_helper.get_dataset_directory_absolute_path(dataset, requested_group_uuid, dataset['uuid'])
                 logger.info(
                     f"Creating a directory as: {new_directory_path} with a symbolic link to: {dataset['dataset_link_abs_dir']}")
-                os.makedirs(new_directory_path)
-                os.symlink(dataset['dataset_link_abs_dir'], new_directory_path, True)
+                os.symlink(dataset['dataset_link_abs_dir'], new_directory_path)
             else:
                 return Response("Required field 'dataset_link_abs_dir' is missing from dataset", 500)