diff --git a/conf-sync.sh b/conf-sync.sh
index 089358b..8daf4b8 100755
--- a/conf-sync.sh
+++ b/conf-sync.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-source "$(dirname "$0")/variables.conf"
+run_directory=$(dirname $(readlink -f "$0"))
+source "$run_directory/variables.conf"
 
 for dir in $sync_directory/*; do
   git -C $dir rev-parse 2>/dev/null >/dev/null