diff --git a/install/install-symlinks.sh b/install/install-symlinks.sh
index e544f8f..a16c607 100755
--- a/install/install-symlinks.sh
+++ b/install/install-symlinks.sh
@@ -20,12 +20,15 @@ backup_existing "$HOME/.config/nix"
 backup_existing "$HOME/.config/nvim"
 backup_existing "$HOME/.config/sbt"
 
+# Create config directory if not present
+mkdir -p "$HOME/.config"
+
 # Create symlinks, forcing updates
-ln -fsv "$ROOTDIR/bash/.bashrc" "$HOME/.bashrc" # Bash does not support XDG config
-ln -fsv "$ROOTDIR/fish"         "$HOME/.config"
-ln -fsv "$ROOTDIR/git"          "$HOME/.config"
-ln -fsv "$ROOTDIR/nix"          "$HOME/.config"
-ln -fsv "$ROOTDIR/nvim"         "$HOME/.config"
-ln -fsv "$ROOTDIR/sbt"          "$HOME/.config"
+ln -fnsv "$ROOTDIR/bash/.bashrc" "$HOME/.bashrc" # Bash does not support XDG config
+ln -fnsv "$ROOTDIR/fish"         "$HOME/.config/fish"
+ln -fnsv "$ROOTDIR/git"          "$HOME/.config/git"
+ln -fnsv "$ROOTDIR/nix"          "$HOME/.config/nix"
+ln -fnsv "$ROOTDIR/nvim"         "$HOME/.config/nvim"
+ln -fnsv "$ROOTDIR/sbt"          "$HOME/.config/sbt"
 
 echo