diff --git a/test/116_accept_cygwin_copy.bats b/test/116_accept_cygwin_copy.bats
index 07957c9..8d1ff04 100644
--- a/test/116_accept_cygwin_copy.bats
+++ b/test/116_accept_cygwin_copy.bats
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 load common
 load_fixtures
+status=;output=; #; populated by bats run()
 
 IN_REPO=(alt*)
 export TEST_TREE_WITH_CYGWIN=1
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ test_alt() {
   local cygwin_copy="$1"
   local is_cygwin="$2"
   local expect_link="$3"
+  local preexisting_link="$4"
 
   case "$cygwin_copy" in
     true|false)
@@ -30,8 +32,17 @@ test_alt() {
   local expected_content
   expected_content="$T_DIR_WORK/alt-test##$(PATH="$T_TMP:$PATH" uname -s)"
 
+  if [ "$preexisting_link" = 'symlink' ]; then
+    ln -s "$expected_content" "$T_DIR_WORK/alt-test"
+  elif [ "$preexisting_link" = 'file' ]; then
+    touch "$T_DIR_WORK/alt-test"
+  fi
+
   PATH="$T_TMP:$PATH" run "${T_YADM_Y[@]}" alt
 
+  echo "Alt output:$output"
+  echo "Alt status:$status"
+
   if [ -L "$T_DIR_WORK/alt-test" ] && [ "$expect_link" != 'true' ] ; then
     echo "ERROR: Alt should be a simple file, but isn't"
     return 1
@@ -100,3 +111,21 @@ test_alt() {
   "
   test_alt 'false' 'true' 'true'
 }
+
+@test "Option 'yadm.cygwin-copy' (preexisting symlink) " {
+  echo "
+    When the option 'yadm.cygwin-copy' is true
+    and the OS is CYGWIN
+    Verify alternate is a copy
+  "
+  test_alt 'true' 'true' 'false' 'symlink'
+}
+
+@test "Option 'yadm.cygwin-copy' (preexisting file) " {
+  echo "
+    When the option 'yadm.cygwin-copy' is true
+    and the OS is CYGWIN
+    Verify alternate is a copy
+  "
+  test_alt 'true' 'true' 'false' 'file'
+}
diff --git a/yadm b/yadm
index ada5cab..878248e 100755
--- a/yadm
+++ b/yadm
@@ -199,6 +199,9 @@ function alt() {
               debug "Linking $alt_path to $new_link"
               [ -n "$loud" ] && echo "Linking $alt_path to $new_link"
               if [ "$do_copy" -eq 1 ]; then
+                if [ -L "$new_link" ]; then
+                  rm -f "$new_link"
+                fi
                 cp -f "$alt_path" "$new_link"
               else
                 ln -nfs "$alt_path" "$new_link"