diff --git a/calculate/templates/template_processor.py b/calculate/templates/template_processor.py
index c6aaf3d..5615473 100644
--- a/calculate/templates/template_processor.py
+++ b/calculate/templates/template_processor.py
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ class TemplateWrapper:
             elif self.target_is_link:
                 if self.parameters.force:
                     self.remove_original = True
-                else:
+                elif not self.parameters.append == "remove":
                     try:
                         link_source = check_directory_link(
                                                   self.target_path,
@@ -355,14 +355,15 @@ class TemplateWrapper:
                         raise TemplateExecutorError("files error: {}".
                                                     format(str(error)))
             elif self.target_is_link:
-                if self.target_type == DIR:
-                    raise TemplateTypeConflict("the target file is a link to a"
-                                               " directory while the template"
-                                               " is a file")
-                else:
-                    raise TemplateTypeConflict("the target file is a link to"
-                                               " a file while the template"
-                                               " is a file")
+                if not self.parameters.append == "remove":
+                    if self.target_type == DIR:
+                        raise TemplateTypeConflict("the target file is a link"
+                                                   " to a directory while the"
+                                                   " template is a file")
+                    else:
+                        raise TemplateTypeConflict("the target file is a link"
+                                                   " to a file while the"
+                                                   " template is a file")
             elif self.target_type == DIR:
                 raise TemplateTypeConflict("the target file is a directory"
                                            " while the template is a file")
diff --git a/tests/utils/testfiles/test_output5.png b/tests/utils/testfiles/test_output5.png
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