diff --git a/pydoctor/templatewriter/writer.py b/pydoctor/templatewriter/writer.py
index dc94885a2..d887a4999 100644
--- a/pydoctor/templatewriter/writer.py
+++ b/pydoctor/templatewriter/writer.py
@@ -112,8 +112,13 @@ def writeSummaryPages(self, system: model.System) -> None:
 
             # When support for Python 3.9 and older is dropped use
             # pathlib.Path.hardlink_to() instead.
-            print(Path.cwd())
-            os.link(root_module_path.parent / 'index.html', root_module_path)
+            x = list(root_module_path.parent.glob('*'))
+            print(f'TTTT\n{root_module_path=} {x=}')
+            print(f'{root_module_path.exists()=}')
+            os.link(
+                src=root_module_path,  # original
+                dst=root_module_path.parent / 'index.html'  # the hardlink
+            )
 
     def _writeDocsFor(self, ob: model.Documentable) -> None:
         if not ob.isVisible:
diff --git a/pydoctor/test/test_commandline.py b/pydoctor/test/test_commandline.py
index 7634b2138..c13da2263 100644
--- a/pydoctor/test/test_commandline.py
+++ b/pydoctor/test/test_commandline.py
@@ -215,6 +215,9 @@ def test_main_symlinked_paths(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
     link = tmp_path / 'src'
     link.symlink_to(Path.cwd(), target_is_directory=True)
 
+    print(f'{link=} {link.exists()=}')
+    print(f'{Path.cwd()=} {Path.cwd().exists()=}')
+
     exit_code = driver.main(args=[
         '--project-base-dir=.',
         '--html-viewsource-base=http://example.com',