diff --git a/tunnelkeeper b/tunnelkeeper
index e8dbd82..a1e7c99 100755
--- a/tunnelkeeper
+++ b/tunnelkeeper
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ case "$1" in
       cp "$BASEDIR/etc/tunnels.conf" /opt/tunnelkeeper/etc
     fi
     cp "$REALPATH" "/opt/tunnelkeeper/tunnelkeeper"
-    ln -s /opt/tunnelkeeper/tunnelkeeper /usr/local/bin/tunnelkeeper
+    ln -f -s /opt/tunnelkeeper/tunnelkeeper /usr/local/bin/tunnelkeeper
     echo "[Unit]
 Description=TunnelKeeper keeps SSH tunnels open.
 After=network.target