diff --git a/content/constants.js b/content/constants.js
index 0088595db15d..74e8afaee1ba 100644
--- a/content/constants.js
+++ b/content/constants.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ let CONTENT_ROOT = process.env.CONTENT_ROOT;
 if (!CONTENT_ROOT) {
   throw new Error("Env var CONTENT_ROOT must be set");
 }
+CONTENT_ROOT = fs.realpathSync(CONTENT_ROOT);
 if (
   path.basename(CONTENT_ROOT) !== "files" &&
   fs.existsSync(path.join(CONTENT_ROOT, "files"))
@@ -23,8 +24,8 @@ if (
   throw new Error(`${path.resolve(CONTENT_ROOT)} does not exist`);
 }
 
-const CONTENT_ARCHIVED_ROOT = process.env.CONTENT_ARCHIVED_ROOT;
-const CONTENT_TRANSLATED_ROOT = process.env.CONTENT_TRANSLATED_ROOT;
+let CONTENT_ARCHIVED_ROOT = process.env.CONTENT_ARCHIVED_ROOT;
+let CONTENT_TRANSLATED_ROOT = process.env.CONTENT_TRANSLATED_ROOT;
 
 // This makes it possible to know, give a root folder, what is the name of
 // the repository on GitHub.
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ if (CONTENT_ARCHIVED_ROOT) {
   if (!fs.existsSync(CONTENT_ARCHIVED_ROOT)) {
     throw new Error(`${path.resolve(CONTENT_ARCHIVED_ROOT)} does not exist`);
   }
+  CONTENT_ARCHIVED_ROOT = fs.realpathSync(CONTENT_ARCHIVED_ROOT);
   ROOTS.push(CONTENT_ARCHIVED_ROOT);
   REPOSITORY_URLS[CONTENT_ARCHIVED_ROOT] = "mdn/archived-content";
 }
@@ -48,6 +50,7 @@ if (CONTENT_TRANSLATED_ROOT) {
   if (!fs.existsSync(CONTENT_TRANSLATED_ROOT)) {
     throw new Error(`${path.resolve(CONTENT_TRANSLATED_ROOT)} does not exist`);
   }
+  CONTENT_TRANSLATED_ROOT = fs.realpathSync(CONTENT_TRANSLATED_ROOT);
   ROOTS.push(CONTENT_TRANSLATED_ROOT);
   REPOSITORY_URLS[CONTENT_TRANSLATED_ROOT] = "mdn/translated-content";
 }