echo "Don't forget to add a file ~/.plomlombot with content such as:"
 echo "gpg_key ${gpg_key}"
 echo "bot: SCREEN_SESSION_NAME BOT_NAME #CHANNEL_NAME IRC_SERVER_NAME"
+echo "# file should end in newline or non-interpreted line such as this"
 
                 if [ "${first_char}" = "#" ]; then
                     shortened_channel_name=$(echo -n "${channel_name}" | cut -c2-)
                 fi
-               ln -sf "${logs_dir}" "${irclogs_dir}/${shortened_channel_name}"
+                ln -sfn "${logs_dir}" "${irclogs_dir}/${shortened_channel_name}"
 
            # If "key:" line, encrypt old raw logs to that GPG key.
            elif [ "${first_word}" = "gpg_key": ]; then