diff --git a/charts/other/myprecious/templates/configmaps/configmap-zurg-config.yaml b/charts/other/myprecious/templates/configmaps/configmap-zurg-config.yaml
index 6640d4180..85225a0fd 100644
--- a/charts/other/myprecious/templates/configmaps/configmap-zurg-config.yaml
+++ b/charts/other/myprecious/templates/configmaps/configmap-zurg-config.yaml
@@ -100,19 +100,21 @@ data:
         modified_arg="$zurg_mount/$arg"
         echo "Detected update on: $arg"
         echo "Absolute path: $modified_arg"
+        # remove any backslashes from the path
+        abs_path=$(echo "$modified_arg" | sed 's/\\//g')
 
         ##### START Added by ElfHosted for auto DMM symlinking ###
-        echo "Symlinking $modified_arg to /storage/symlinks/real-debrid-blackhole/$arg"
+        echo "Symlinking $abs_path to /storage/symlinks/real-debrid-blackhole/$arg"
 
         # Ensure blackhole exists
         mkdir -p /storage/symlinks/real-debrid-blackhole/movies
         mkdir -p /storage/symlinks/real-debrid-blackhole/shows
 
         # Copy to the RD blackhole, preserving the directory structure
-        cp -rs "$modified_arg/"* "/storage/symlinks/real-debrid-blackhole/$(echo $arg | cut -f1 -d/)/"
+        cp -rsv "$abs_path"/ "/storage/symlinks/real-debrid-blackhole/$(echo $arg | cut -f1 -d/)/"
         ##### END Added by ElfHosted for auto DMM symlinking ###
 
-        encoded_arg=$(echo -n "$modified_arg" | python3 -c "import sys, urllib.parse as ul; print (ul.quote_plus(sys.stdin.read()))")
+        encoded_arg=$(echo -n "$abs_path" | python3 -c "import sys, urllib.parse as ul; print (ul.quote_plus(sys.stdin.read()))")
 
         if [ -z "$encoded_arg" ]; then
             echo "Error: Encoded argument is empty. Check the input or encoding process."