diff --git a/submitit/__init__.py b/submitit/__init__.py
index 5936c67..5df0a3a 100644
--- a/submitit/__init__.py
+++ b/submitit/__init__.py
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@
 from .slurm.slurm import SlurmExecutor as SlurmExecutor
 from .slurm.slurm import SlurmJob as SlurmJob
 
-__version__ = "1.5.1"
+__version__ = "1.5.2"
diff --git a/submitit/core/core.py b/submitit/core/core.py
index d74b005..53a4d9a 100644
--- a/submitit/core/core.py
+++ b/submitit/core/core.py
@@ -925,7 +925,7 @@ def _submit_command(self, command: str) -> Job[tp.Any]:
         """
         tmp_uuid = uuid.uuid4().hex
         submission_file_path = (
-            utils.JobPaths.get_first_id_independent_folder(self.folder) / f"submission_file_{tmp_uuid}.sh"
+            utils.JobPaths.get_first_id_independent_folder(self.folder) / f".submission_file_{tmp_uuid}.sh"
         )
         with submission_file_path.open("w") as f:
             f.write(self._make_submission_file_text(command, tmp_uuid))
@@ -935,7 +935,7 @@ def _submit_command(self, command: str) -> Job[tp.Any]:
         job_id = self._get_job_id_from_submission_command(output)
         tasks_ids = list(range(self._num_tasks()))
         job: Job[tp.Any] = self.job_class(folder=self.folder, job_id=job_id, tasks=tasks_ids)
-        job.paths.move_temporary_file(submission_file_path, "submission_file")
+        job.paths.move_temporary_file(submission_file_path, "submission_file", keep_as_symlink=True)
         self._write_job_id(job.job_id, tmp_uuid)
         self._set_job_permissions(job.paths.folder)
         return job
diff --git a/submitit/core/utils.py b/submitit/core/utils.py
index ab0bd01..d8ea7a0 100644
--- a/submitit/core/utils.py
+++ b/submitit/core/utils.py
@@ -93,9 +93,11 @@ def _format_id(self, path: tp.Union[Path, str]) -> Path:
             replaced_path = replaced_path.replace("%a", array_index[0])
         return Path(replaced_path.replace("%A", array_id))
 
-    def move_temporary_file(self, tmp_path: tp.Union[Path, str], name: str) -> None:
+    def move_temporary_file(self, tmp_path: tp.Union[Path, str], name: str, keep_as_symlink: bool = False) -> None:
         self.folder.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
         Path(tmp_path).rename(getattr(self, name))
+        if keep_as_symlink:
+            Path(tmp_path).symlink_to(getattr(self, name))
 
     @staticmethod
     def get_first_id_independent_folder(folder: tp.Union[Path, str]) -> Path: