diff --git a/steamtinkerlaunch b/steamtinkerlaunch
index 1e14b5aa..4d04184f 100755
--- a/steamtinkerlaunch
+++ b/steamtinkerlaunch
@@ -2954,9 +2954,9 @@ function getAvailableProtonVersions {
 			delEmptyFile "$PROTONCSV"
 
 			# find new proton versions in CUSTPROTEXTDIR
-			if [ ! -f "$CUSTOMPROTONLIST" ] || [ "$(find "$CUSTPROTEXTDIR" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d | wc -l)" -gt "$(wc -l < "$CUSTOMPROTONLIST")" ]; then
+			if [ ! -f "$CUSTOMPROTONLIST" ] || [ "$(find -L "$CUSTPROTEXTDIR" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d | wc -l)" -gt "$(wc -l < "$CUSTOMPROTONLIST")" ]; then
 				writelog "INFO" "${FUNCNAME[0]} - Updating protonlist '$CUSTOMPROTONLIST' with possible new proton versions from '$CUSTPROTEXTDIR'"
-				find "$CUSTPROTEXTDIR" -type f -name "proton" >> "$CUSTOMPROTONLIST"
+				find -L "$CUSTPROTEXTDIR" -type f -name "proton" >> "$CUSTOMPROTONLIST"
 			fi
 
 			if [ ! -f "$PROTONCSV" ] || { [ -n "$1" ] && [ "$1" = "up" ]; } || [ "$1" == "F" ]; then