diff --git a/backup_logs/src/backup_engine.c b/backup_logs/src/backup_engine.c
index a47af3c2..4486fea9 100644
--- a/backup_logs/src/backup_engine.c
+++ b/backup_logs/src/backup_engine.c
@@ -402,29 +402,26 @@ int backup_and_recover_logs(const char* source, const char* dest,
             continue;
         }
         
-        /* Check if it's a regular file (match shell script -type f).
-         * Use open(O_NOFOLLOW) + fstat() to eliminate TOCTOU (CWE-367):
-         * opening with O_NOFOLLOW refuses symlinks, and fstat() on the
-         * resulting fd operates on the same inode already held open,
-         * so no race window exists between the check and the use. */
+        /* Check if it's a regular file or a symlink to a regular file.
+         * Log files may be symlinks (e.g. last.log, rdk_shell.log).
+         * Use lstat() to get the link info, then stat() to verify
+         * the target is a regular file before copying. */
         struct stat file_stat;
-        int check_fd = open(source_file, O_RDONLY | O_NOFOLLOW);
-        if (check_fd < 0) {
-            /* Skip if file cannot be opened (e.g. symlink or permission denied) */
+        if (lstat(source_file, &file_stat) != 0) {
             continue;
         }
-        if (fstat(check_fd, &file_stat) != 0) {
-            close(check_fd);
-            continue;
-        }
-        close(check_fd);
         if (S_ISDIR(file_stat.st_mode)) {
             /* Skip directories - we don't want to backup directories to PreviousLogs */
             RDK_LOG(RDK_LOG_DEBUG, LOG_BACKUP_LOGS, "Skipping directory: %s\n", source_file);
             continue;
         }
-        if (!S_ISREG(file_stat.st_mode)) {
-            /* Skip non-regular files (symlinks, devices, etc.) */
+        if (S_ISLNK(file_stat.st_mode)) {
+            /* For symlinks, check the target is a regular file */
+            if (stat(source_file, &file_stat) != 0 || !S_ISREG(file_stat.st_mode)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+        } else if (!S_ISREG(file_stat.st_mode)) {
+            /* Skip non-regular, non-symlink files (devices, etc.) */
             continue;
         }
         
diff --git a/uploadstblogs/src/archive_manager.c b/uploadstblogs/src/archive_manager.c
index d6253ae0..f22cd315 100755
--- a/uploadstblogs/src/archive_manager.c
+++ b/uploadstblogs/src/archive_manager.c
@@ -528,14 +528,12 @@ static int add_file_to_tar(gzFile gz, const char* filepath, const char* arcname)
 {
     struct stat st;
     
-    // Open file first with O_NOFOLLOW to prevent symlink attacks (TOCTOU fix)
-    int fd = open(filepath, O_RDONLY | O_NOFOLLOW);
+    // Open file for reading - follow symlinks as log files may be symlinked
+    int fd = open(filepath, O_RDONLY);
     if (fd < 0) {
-        if (errno != ELOOP) {  // ELOOP = symlink detected
-            RDK_LOG(RDK_LOG_ERROR, LOG_UPLOADSTB,
-                    "[%s:%d] Failed to open file: %s (errno=%d)\n", 
-                    __FUNCTION__, __LINE__, filepath, errno);
-        }
+        RDK_LOG(RDK_LOG_ERROR, LOG_UPLOADSTB,
+                "[%s:%d] Failed to open file: %s (errno=%d)\n", 
+                __FUNCTION__, __LINE__, filepath, errno);
         return -1;
     }