diff --git a/files/tar-backup b/files/tar-backup
index 517ea22..26e2215 100755
--- a/files/tar-backup
+++ b/files/tar-backup
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import subprocess
 import sys
 from argparse import ArgumentParser
 
-VERSION = "0.1.1"
+VERSION = "0.1.2"
 
 class TB:
     def __init__(self, options):
@@ -99,7 +99,11 @@ class TB:
             except Exception:
                 pass
             if os.path.exists(os.path.join(self.base_folder, self.backup_folder)):
-                os.symlink(self.backup_folder, os.path.join(self.base_folder, folder))
+                try:
+                    os.symlink(self.backup_folder, os.path.join(self.base_folder, folder))
+                except OSError:
+                    with open(os.path.join(self.base_folder, folder), 'wt') as fp:
+                        fp.write(self.backup_folder)
 
     def make_backup(self):
         if self.options.no_backup: