diff --git a/install_modules.sh b/install_modules.sh
index c48468e71..3148707b4 100755
--- a/install_modules.sh
+++ b/install_modules.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ if [ "${PUPPET_MAJ_VERSION}" = 4 ]; then
   export PUPPET_BASE_PATH=/etc/puppetlabs/code
   export PATH=${PATH}:/opt/puppetlabs/bin
   # Workaround to deploy puppet for beaker jobs
-  sudo -E ln -s /opt/puppetlabs/bin/puppet /usr/sbin/puppet
+  sudo -E ln -sfn /opt/puppetlabs/bin/puppet /usr/sbin/puppet
 else
   export PUPPET_BASE_PATH=/etc/puppet
 fi