diff --git a/manager.go b/manager.go
index 2c1845c..0b5dbad 100644
--- a/manager.go
+++ b/manager.go
@@ -305,14 +305,10 @@ func DeployGameMods(gameName string, modArchivePaths []string) error {
 			}
 		}
 
-		if removeError := os.Remove(deployFilePath); removeError != nil {
-			if !(os.IsNotExist(removeError)) {
-				return removeError
-			}
-		}
-
 		if linkError := os.Link(path, deployFilePath); linkError != nil {
-			return linkError
+			if !(os.IsNotExist(linkError)) {
+				return linkError
+			}
 		}
 
 		return nil