diff --git a/scripts/iiab-diagnostics b/scripts/iiab-diagnostics
index 9adb49fe9..43f770d58 100755
--- a/scripts/iiab-diagnostics
+++ b/scripts/iiab-diagnostics
@@ -38,15 +38,18 @@ function cat_file_raw() {    # $1 = path/filename; $2 = # of lines, for tail
             tail -$2 $1 | iconv -t UTF-8//IGNORE >> $outfile
         fi
         echo >> $outfile
+    elif [ -h $1 ]; then
+        ls -l $1 >> $outfile
+        echo >> $outfile
+        echo "SYMLINK DOES NOT LEAD TO A REGULAR FILE!" >> $outfile
+        echo >> $outfile
+    elif [ -d $1 ]; then
+        ls -ld $1 >> $outfile
+        echo >> $outfile
+        echo "THIS IS A DIRECTORY NOT A FILE!" >> $outfile
+        echo >> $outfile
     else
-        if [ -d $1 ]; then
-            ls -ld $1 >> $outfile
-            echo >> $outfile
-            echo "THIS IS A DIRECTORY NOT A FILE!" >> $outfile
-            echo >> $outfile
-        else
-            echo "FILE DOES NOT EXIST: $1" >> $outfile
-        fi
+        echo "FILE DOES NOT EXIST: $1" >> $outfile
     fi
 }