diff --git a/confluent_server/bin/osdeploy b/confluent_server/bin/osdeploy
index efd60eef..47e97b64 100644
--- a/confluent_server/bin/osdeploy
+++ b/confluent_server/bin/osdeploy
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def main(args):
 
 def install_tftp_content():
     tftplocation = None
-    candidates = ('/var/lib/tftpboot', '/srv/tftpboot', '/srv/tftp')
+    candidates = ('/tftpboot', '/var/lib/tftpboot', '/srv/tftpboot', '/srv/tftp')
     for cand in candidates:
         if os.path.isdir(cand):
             tftplocation = cand
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ def install_tftp_content():
     except OSError as e:
         if e.errno == 17:
             raise
-    shutil.copy('/opt/confluent/lib/ipxe/ipxe.efi', tftplocation)
-    shutil.copy('/opt/confluent/lib/ipxe/ipxe.kkpxe', tftplocation)
+    os.symlink('/opt/confluent/lib/ipxe/ipxe.efi', tftplocation + '/ipxe.efi')
+    os.symlink('/opt/confluent/lib/ipxe/ipxe.kkpxe', tftplocation + '/ipxe.kkpxe')
 
 
 def initialize(cmdset):
@@ -202,4 +202,4 @@ def osimport(imagefile):
         list(c.delete('/deployment/importing/{0}'.format(shortname)))
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    main(sys.argv)
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+    main(sys.argv)