diff --git a/bin/openfile b/bin/openfile
index 5a250dc..a351f75 100755
--- a/bin/openfile
+++ b/bin/openfile
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ tempdir="${XDG_CACHE_HOME:-$HOME/.cache}/mutt-wizard/files"
 file="$tempdir/$(basename "$1")"
 [ "$(uname)" = "Darwin" ] && opener="open" || opener="setsid -f xdg-open"
 mkdir -p "$tempdir"
-ln "$1" "$file"
+ln -f "$1" "$file"
 $opener "$file" >/dev/null 2>&1
 find "${tempdir:?}" -mtime +1 -type f -delete