diff --git a/webknossos/webknossos/dataset/dataset.py b/webknossos/webknossos/dataset/dataset.py
index 32614c8c2..1c9fad7f0 100644
--- a/webknossos/webknossos/dataset/dataset.py
+++ b/webknossos/webknossos/dataset/dataset.py
@@ -398,9 +398,8 @@ def add_symlink_layer(
         if isinstance(foreign_layer, Layer):
             foreign_layer_path = foreign_layer.path
         else:
-            foreign_layer_path = Path(foreign_layer).absolute()
+            foreign_layer_path = Path(foreign_layer)
 
-        foreign_layer_path = foreign_layer_path.resolve()
         layer_name = foreign_layer_path.name
         if layer_name in self.layers.keys():
             raise IndexError(
@@ -410,7 +409,7 @@ def add_symlink_layer(
         foreign_layer_symlink_path = (
             Path(os.path.relpath(foreign_layer_path, self.path))
             if make_relative
-            else foreign_layer_path
+            else Path(os.path.abspath(foreign_layer_path))
         )
         os.symlink(foreign_layer_symlink_path, join(self.path, layer_name))
         original_layer = Dataset(foreign_layer_path.parent).get_layer(layer_name)
@@ -434,7 +433,7 @@ def add_copy_layer(self, foreign_layer: Union[str, Path, Layer]) -> Layer:
         else:
             foreign_layer_path = Path(foreign_layer)
 
-        foreign_layer_path = foreign_layer_path.resolve()
+        foreign_layer_path = Path(os.path.abspath(foreign_layer_path))
         layer_name = foreign_layer_path.name
         if layer_name in self.layers.keys():
             raise IndexError(
diff --git a/wkcuber/Changelog.md b/wkcuber/Changelog.md
index 9597641eb..422670b22 100644
--- a/wkcuber/Changelog.md
+++ b/wkcuber/Changelog.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ For upgrade instructions, please check the respective *Breaking Changes* section
 ### Changed
 
 ### Fixed
+- Reverted that `dataset.add_symlink_layer` and `dataset.add_copy_layer` resolved the layer path if it was a symlink. [#408](https://github.com/scalableminds/webknossos-libs/pull/408)
 
 ## [0.8.13](https://github.com/scalableminds/webknossos-cuber/releases/tag/v0.8.13) - 2021-09-01
 [Commits](https://github.com/scalableminds/webknossos-cuber/compare/v0.8.12...v0.8.13)