diff --git a/scripts/functions b/scripts/functions
index eebe8864..14224c18 100644
--- a/scripts/functions
+++ b/scripts/functions
@@ -337,8 +337,8 @@ CT_GetFile() {
         CT_DoLog DEBUG "Trying \"${CT_LOCAL_TARBALLS_DIR}/${file}${ext}\""
         if [ -r "${CT_LOCAL_TARBALLS_DIR}/${file}${ext}" -a \
              "${CT_FORCE_DOWNLOAD}" != "y" ]; then
-            CT_DoLog EXTRA "Retrieving \"${file}\" from local storage"
-            cp -v "${CT_LOCAL_TARBALLS_DIR}/${file}${ext}" "${file}${ext}" |CT_DoLog ALL
+            CT_DoLog EXTRA "Using \"${file}\" from local storage"
+            ln -sv "${CT_LOCAL_TARBALLS_DIR}/${file}${ext}" "${file}${ext}" |CT_DoLog ALL
             return 0
         fi
     done
@@ -355,7 +355,8 @@ CT_GetFile() {
                 # above, when looking for local copies.
                 if [ "${CT_SAVE_TARBALLS}" = "y" ]; then
                     CT_DoLog EXTRA "Saving \"${file}\" to local storage"
-                    cp -v "${file}${ext}" "${CT_LOCAL_TARBALLS_DIR}" |CT_DoLog ALL
+                    mv "${file}${ext}" "${CT_LOCAL_TARBALLS_DIR}" |CT_DoLog ALL
+                    ln -sv "${CT_LOCAL_TARBALLS_DIR}/${file}${ext}" "${file}${ext}" |CT_DoLog ALL
                 fi
                 return 0
             fi