diff --git a/postplug.d/15localtime b/postplug.d/15localtime
index c16d72e..1164121 100644
--- a/postplug.d/15localtime
+++ b/postplug.d/15localtime
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # localtime - localtime plugin for postplug
-# Copyright (c) 2004-2005 by Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@qilinux.it>
+# Copyright (c) 2004-2013 by Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@qilinux.it>
 # Copyright (c) 2004-2007 by Davide Madrisan <davide.madrisan@qilinux.it>
 
 if [ $UID != 0 ]; then
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ if [ $UID != 0 ]; then
    exit 1
 fi
 
-[ -f /etc/localtime ] && exit 0
+[ -e /etc/localtime ] && exit 0
 
 me="localtime"
 
@@ -21,12 +21,16 @@ logmsg "$me" $"creating /etc/timezone and /etc/localtime files..."
 
 # FIXME
 case "$LANG" in
+es_*)
+   echo "Europe/Madrid" > /etc/timezone
+   ln -sf $ZONEINFODIR/Europe/Madrid /etc/localtime
+;;
 it_*)
    echo "Europe/Rome" > /etc/timezone
-   cp -f $ZONEINFODIR/Europe/Rome /etc/localtime
+   ln -sf $ZONEINFODIR/Europe/Rome /etc/localtime
 ;;
 *) echo "GMT" > /etc/timezone
-   cp -f $ZONEINFODIR/GMT /etc/localtime
+   ln -sf $ZONEINFODIR/GMT /etc/localtime
 ;;
 esac
 
diff --git a/postplug.d/50console b/postplug.d/50console
index 2eb0d0b..324a172 100644
--- a/postplug.d/50console
+++ b/postplug.d/50console
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # console - virtual consoles plugin for postplug
-# Copyright (c) 2012 by Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it>
+# Copyright (c) 2012-2013 by Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it>
 
 # systemd: no need to manage inittab
 [ -d /run/systemd ] && exit 0