diff --git a/model/src/main/java/org/gorpipe/gor/driver/GorDriverConfig.java b/model/src/main/java/org/gorpipe/gor/driver/GorDriverConfig.java
index d97c1496..460cc110 100644
--- a/model/src/main/java/org/gorpipe/gor/driver/GorDriverConfig.java
+++ b/model/src/main/java/org/gorpipe/gor/driver/GorDriverConfig.java
@@ -187,4 +187,10 @@ public interface GorDriverConfig extends Config {
     @Key(GOR_DRIVER_LINK_MANAGED_DATA_FILES_URL)
     @DefaultValue("")
     String managedLinkDataFilesURL();
+
+    String GOR_DRIVER_LINK_INFER_REPLACE = "GOR_DRIVER_LINK_INFER_REPLACE";
+    @Documentation("Replacement patterns when inferring link file paths (<match pattern>[;<replace string>]).")
+    @Key(GOR_DRIVER_LINK_INFER_REPLACE)
+    @DefaultValue("")
+    String linkeInferReplace();
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/model/src/main/java/org/gorpipe/gor/driver/linkfile/LinkFile.java b/model/src/main/java/org/gorpipe/gor/driver/linkfile/LinkFile.java
index 8efe2413..be184836 100644
--- a/model/src/main/java/org/gorpipe/gor/driver/linkfile/LinkFile.java
+++ b/model/src/main/java/org/gorpipe/gor/driver/linkfile/LinkFile.java
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public abstract class LinkFile {
 
     public static final int LINK_FILE_MAX_SIZE = 10000;
 
-    private static final boolean USE_LINK_CACHE = Boolean.parseBoolean(System.getProperty("gor.driver.cache.link", "true"));
+    private static final boolean USE_LINK_CACHE = Boolean.parseBoolean(System.getProperty("gor.driver.link.cache", "true"));
     private static final Cache<StreamSource, String> linkCache = Caffeine.newBuilder()
             .maximumSize(10000)
             .expireAfterWrite(2, TimeUnit.HOURS).build();
@@ -101,11 +101,21 @@ public static String inferDataFileNameFromLinkFile(StreamSource linkSource, Stri
 
         var linkPath = linkSource.getSourceReference().getUrl();
 
+        // Remove common the root if set.
+        var pathReplacements = System.getenv("GOR_DRIVER_LINK_INFER_REPLACE");
+        if (!Strings.isNullOrEmpty(pathReplacements)) {
+            var parts = pathReplacements.split(";", 2);
+            linkPath = linkPath.replaceAll(parts[0], parts.length > 1 ? parts[1] : "");
+        }
+
+        // Adjust link path so it suitable as part of data file path.
         if (PathUtils.isAbsolutePath(linkPath)) {
-            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Link file path is absolute.  Can not infer data file name: " + linkSource.getFullPath());
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Link file path is absolute and gor.driver.link.common.root is not set.  Can not infer data file name: " + linkSource.getFullPath());
         }
 
         var dataFileRootPath = "";
+
+        // Get root from the link file
         var link = linkSource.exists()
                 ? load(linkSource).appendMeta(linkFileMeta)
                 : create(linkSource, linkFileMeta);
@@ -114,6 +124,7 @@ public static String inferDataFileNameFromLinkFile(StreamSource linkSource, Stri
             dataFileRootPath = linkDataFileRootPath;
         }
 
+        // Get root from global const
         if (Strings.isNullOrEmpty(dataFileRootPath)) {
             dataFileRootPath = System.getenv(GorDriverConfig.GOR_DRIVER_LINK_MANAGED_DATA_FILES_URL);
         }
@@ -122,6 +133,7 @@ public static String inferDataFileNameFromLinkFile(StreamSource linkSource, Stri
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Link file data root path is not set.  Can not infer data file name from link file: " + linkSource.getFullPath());
         }
 
+        // Create file name
         String randomString = RandomStringUtils.random(8, true, true);
         var linkPathSplit = linkPath.indexOf('.');
         if (linkPathSplit > 0) {
@@ -135,6 +147,7 @@ public static String inferDataFileNameFromLinkFile(StreamSource linkSource, Stri
 
         linkPath = linkPath.replaceAll("\\.link$", "");
 
+        // Insert project
         var project = linkSource.getSourceReference().getCommonRoot() != null
                 ? PathUtils.getFileName(linkSource.getSourceReference().getCommonRoot()) : "";
         if (!Strings.isNullOrEmpty(project)) {
diff --git a/model/src/test/java/org/gorpipe/gor/driver/linkfile/LinkFileTest.java b/model/src/test/java/org/gorpipe/gor/driver/linkfile/LinkFileTest.java
index 9156417e..3ac2cbd7 100644
--- a/model/src/test/java/org/gorpipe/gor/driver/linkfile/LinkFileTest.java
+++ b/model/src/test/java/org/gorpipe/gor/driver/linkfile/LinkFileTest.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import org.junit.Rule;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.contrib.java.lang.system.EnvironmentVariables;
+import org.junit.contrib.java.lang.system.RestoreSystemProperties;
 import org.junit.rules.TemporaryFolder;
 
 import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
@@ -26,6 +27,9 @@ public class LinkFileTest {
     @Rule
     public TemporaryFolder workDir = new TemporaryFolder();
 
+    @Rule
+    public final RestoreSystemProperties restoreSystemProperties = new RestoreSystemProperties();
+
     @Rule
     public final EnvironmentVariables environmentVariables
             = new EnvironmentVariables();
@@ -237,4 +241,28 @@ public void testInferDataFileNameFromLinkFile_FromMetaParam_ExistingFile() throw
         assertNotNull(result);
         assertTrue(result.matches((paramroot + "/x\\..*\\.gor").replace("/", "\\/")));
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testInferDataFileNameFromLinkFile_PathReplace() throws Exception {
+        String root = "/managed/root";
+        environmentVariables.set(GorDriverConfig.GOR_DRIVER_LINK_MANAGED_DATA_FILES_URL, root);
+        environmentVariables.set(GorDriverConfig.GOR_DRIVER_LINK_INFER_REPLACE, "wont;will");
+
+        String result = LinkFile.inferDataFileNameFromLinkFile(new FileSource("wont/x.gor.link"), null);
+
+        assertNotNull(result);
+        assertTrue(result.matches((root + "/will/x\\..*\\.gor").replace("/", "\\/")));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testInferDataFileNameFromLinkFile_AbsolutePathReplace() throws Exception {
+        String root = "/managed/root";
+        environmentVariables.set(GorDriverConfig.GOR_DRIVER_LINK_MANAGED_DATA_FILES_URL, root);
+        environmentVariables.set(GorDriverConfig.GOR_DRIVER_LINK_INFER_REPLACE, "\\/abs\\/");
+
+        String result = LinkFile.inferDataFileNameFromLinkFile(new FileSource("/abs/path/x.gor.link"), null);
+
+        assertNotNull(result);
+        assertTrue(result.matches((root + "/path/x\\..*\\.gor").replace("/", "\\/")));
+    }
 }