diff --git a/ui/build/finder.go b/ui/build/finder.go
index 262de3d..4d6ad42 100644
--- a/ui/build/finder.go
+++ b/ui/build/finder.go
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
 	cacheParams := finder.CacheParams{
 		WorkingDirectory: dir,
 		RootDirs:         []string{"."},
+		FollowSymlinks:   config.environ.IsEnvTrue("ALLOW_BP_UNDER_SYMLINKS"),
 		ExcludeDirs:      []string{".git", ".repo"},
 		PruneFiles:       pruneFiles,
 		IncludeFiles: []string{