diff --git a/instruction.go b/instruction.go
index 0f14c49..5e0c1fe 100644
--- a/instruction.go
+++ b/instruction.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func (instruction *LinkInstruction) RunAsync(status chan (error)) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	if AreSame(instruction.Source, instruction.Target) {
+	if !instruction.Force && AreSame(instruction.Source, instruction.Target) {
 		status <- fmt.Errorf("source %s%s%s and target %s%s%s are the same, %snothing to do...%s", SourceColor, instruction.Source, DefaultColor, TargetColor, instruction.Target, DefaultColor, PathColor, DefaultColor)
 		return
 	}