diff --git a/dvc/__init__.py b/dvc/__init__.py
index d9cfe8679..f0de0e442 100644
--- a/dvc/__init__.py
+++ b/dvc/__init__.py
@@ -1,28 +1,30 @@
 import os
-
-__CSL = None
+import ctypes
 
 
-def win_symlink(source, link_name):
-    '''symlink(source, link_name) - DVC override for Windows
-       Creates a symbolic link pointing to source named link_name'''
+class WindowsSymlinkOverride(object):
+    FUNC = None
 
-    flags = 0
-    if source is not None and os.path.isdir(source):
-        flags = 1
-    if __CSL(link_name, source, flags) == 0:
-        raise ctypes.WinError()
+    def __index__(self):
+        func = ctypes.windll.kernel32.CreateSymbolicLinkW
+        func.argtypes = (ctypes.c_wchar_p, ctypes.c_wchar_p, ctypes.c_uint32)
+        func.restype = ctypes.c_ubyte
+
+        WindowsSymlinkOverride.FUNC = func
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def symlink(source, link_name):
+        '''symlink(source, link_name) - DVC override for Windows
+           Creates a symbolic link pointing to source named link_name'''
+
+        flags = 0
+        if source is not None and os.path.isdir(source):
+            flags = 1
+        if WindowsSymlinkOverride.FUNC(link_name, source, flags) == 0:
+            raise ctypes.WinError()
 
 
 def setup():
     if os.name == 'nt':
-        global __CSL
-        if __CSL is None:
-            import ctypes
-            csl = ctypes.windll.kernel32.CreateSymbolicLinkW
-            csl.argtypes = (ctypes.c_wchar_p, ctypes.c_wchar_p, ctypes.c_uint32)
-            csl.restype = ctypes.c_ubyte
-            __CSL = csl
-
-        os.symlink = win_symlink
+        os.symlink = WindowsSymlinkOverride().symlink
     pass
diff --git a/tests/test_repro.py b/tests/test_repro.py
index 072955710..bc05a9740 100644
--- a/tests/test_repro.py
+++ b/tests/test_repro.py
@@ -89,4 +89,3 @@ class ReproChangedDeepDependency(ReproChangedDependency):
         CmdRepro(self.settings).run()
 
         self.assertEqual(open(self.file_name_res).read(), 'Goodbye\nBobby')
-        self.assertEqual(1, 2)