diff --git a/create.sh b/create.sh
index f82bef2..eff949b 100755
--- a/create.sh
+++ b/create.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # make a rename to save it and replace with an symbolic link to
 # $HOME/dotfiles/$FILE
 
-function create_link {
+create_link () {
 	if [ -e $HOME/$1 ]
 	then
 		if [ ! -h $HOME/$1 ]
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ function create_link {
 			mv $HOME/$1 $HOME/$1.orig
 			ln -s $HOME/dotfiles/$1 $HOME/$1
 		fi
+	else
+		ln -s $HOME/dotfiles/$1 $HOME/$1
 	fi
 }