diff --git a/bin/backup b/bin/backup
index a8df920..ff7dac4 100644
--- a/bin/backup
+++ b/bin/backup
@@ -155,12 +155,13 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
 
     try:
         snapshot_symlink.unlink()
-        snapshot_symlink.symlink_to(curr_snapshot, target_is_directory=True)
     except FileNotFoundError:
         pass
     except PermissionError as e:
         syslog.error(e)
 
+    snapshot_symlink.symlink_to(curr_snapshot, target_is_directory=True)
+
     if args.run_post_sync:
         syslog.info("Running sync operation")
         os.sync()
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ed94ea3..a4be8b2 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ with open("README", "r") as fh:
 # ========== Package Setup ==========
 setuptools.setup(
     name="rbackup",
-    version="0.3",
+    version="0.3.1",
     author="Eric Torres",
     author_email="erictorres4@protonmail.com",
     description="An rsync-based tool for creating backups",