diff --git a/lib/paperclip/io_adapters/abstract_adapter.rb b/lib/paperclip/io_adapters/abstract_adapter.rb
index 17f41ed56..a31515c37 100644
--- a/lib/paperclip/io_adapters/abstract_adapter.rb
+++ b/lib/paperclip/io_adapters/abstract_adapter.rb
@@ -58,12 +58,18 @@ def copy_to_tempfile(src)
 
     def link_or_copy_file(src, dest)
       Paperclip.log("Trying to link #{src} to #{dest}")
-      FileUtils.ln(src, dest, force: true) # overwrite existing
+
+      begin
+        FileUtils.ln(src, dest, force: true) # overwrite existing
+      rescue Errno::EXDEV, Errno::EPERM, Errno::ENOENT, Errno::EEXIST => e
+        Paperclip.log(
+          "Link failed with #{e.message}; copying link #{src} to #{dest}",
+        )
+        FileUtils.cp(src, dest)
+      end
+
       @destination.close
       @destination.open.binmode
-    rescue Errno::EXDEV, Errno::EPERM, Errno::ENOENT, Errno::EEXIST => e
-      Paperclip.log("Link failed with #{e.message}; copying link #{src} to #{dest}")
-      FileUtils.cp(src, dest)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/paperclip/io_adapters/abstract_adapter_spec.rb b/spec/paperclip/io_adapters/abstract_adapter_spec.rb
index 6186b3beb..4d21733b5 100644
--- a/spec/paperclip/io_adapters/abstract_adapter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/paperclip/io_adapters/abstract_adapter_spec.rb
@@ -98,4 +98,39 @@ def content_type
       expect { subject.original_filename = nil }.not_to raise_error
     end
   end
+
+  context "#link_or_copy_file" do
+    class TestLinkOrCopyAdapter < Paperclip::AbstractAdapter
+      public :copy_to_tempfile, :destination
+    end
+
+    subject { TestLinkOrCopyAdapter.new(nil) }
+    let(:body) { "body" }
+
+    let(:file) do
+      t = Tempfile.new("destination")
+      t.print(body)
+      t.rewind
+      t
+    end
+
+    after do
+      file.close
+      file.unlink
+    end
+
+    it "should be able to read the file" do
+      expect(subject.copy_to_tempfile(file).read).to eq(body)
+    end
+
+    it "should be able to reopen the file after symlink has failed" do
+      FileUtils.expects(:ln).raises(Errno::EXDEV)
+      # after the failed symlink the file reports a size of zero
+      # which makes it necessary to reopen it
+      # we simulate this condition by closing the file
+      subject.destination.close
+
+      expect(subject.copy_to_tempfile(file).read).to eq(body)
+    end
+  end
 end