diff --git a/tiramisu_cmdline_parser/api.py b/tiramisu_cmdline_parser/api.py
index eb293c1..c022aa6 100644
--- a/tiramisu_cmdline_parser/api.py
+++ b/tiramisu_cmdline_parser/api.py
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ class TiramisuCmdlineParser(ArgumentParser):
             # no follower found, search if there is a symlink
             for sobj in config.list(uncalculated=True):
                 try:
-                    if sobj.issymlinkoption() and sobj.option().isleader():
+                    if sobj.issymlinkoption() and sobj.index is None and sobj.option().isleader():
                         yield sobj, None, None
                 except ConfigError:
                     pass