diff --git a/apps/api/src/onboarding-scan.ts b/apps/api/src/onboarding-scan.ts
index 765336b..bad1aa8 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/onboarding-scan.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/onboarding-scan.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 // Onboarding scan — real filesystem scan, Git analysis, and profile compilation.
 // Runs synchronously on the host machine (no sandbox needed).
 import { spawn } from "node:child_process";
-import { access, readdir, realpath, stat } from "node:fs/promises";
+import { access, readdir, stat } from "node:fs/promises";
 import { basename, dirname, join } from "node:path";
 import type { Actor } from "@rakazo/contracts";
 import type { PrismaClient } from "@rakazo/db";
 import {
   createSpaceForMember,
   InvalidSpaceNameError,
+  resolveProjectWorkspaceDirectory,
   SpaceLimitError,
   wireProjectWorkspace,
 } from "@rakazo/db";
@@ -656,7 +657,8 @@ async function createProjects(
 
   for (const repo of repos) {
     // Compare and link the real folder, so the next scan recognizes the projects of this one.
-    const folder = await realpath(repo.path).catch(() => null);
+    // Checking it before the project exists means a folder that cannot be linked leaves none.
+    const folder = await resolveProjectWorkspaceDirectory(repo.path).catch(() => null);
     if (!folder || linkedFolders.has(folder)) continue;
     let space: { id: string; name: string };
     try {