diff --git a/law/job/job.sh b/law/job/job.sh
index 4b959ac6..1afd75a7 100755
--- a/law/job/job.sh
+++ b/law/job/job.sh
@@ -59,12 +59,15 @@ action() {
     mkdir -p "$LAW_JOB_HOME"
     mkdir -p "$TMP"
 
-    if [ ! -z "{{input_files}}" ]; then
-        cp {{input_files}} "$LAW_JOB_HOME/"
-    fi
-
     cd "$LAW_JOB_HOME"
 
+    local input_files="{{input_files}}"
+    if [ ! -z "$input_files" ]; then
+        for input_file in $input_files; do
+            ln -s "$LAW_JOB_INIT_DIR/$input_file" .
+        done
+    fi
+
 
     #
     # helper functions