diff --git a/usr/share/install_helper.sh b/usr/share/install_helper.sh
index 2783cae..dae5187 100644
--- a/usr/share/install_helper.sh
+++ b/usr/share/install_helper.sh
@@ -442,10 +442,13 @@ else
 
 fi
 
+# NOTE: ln -sf *should* replace an existing link... but sometimes it doesn't
 echo "    > ${real_sudo_cmde}ln -sf $TELEBIT_REAL_PATH/bin/$my_app /usr/local/bin/$my_app"
+rm -f $TELEBIT_REAL_PATH/bin/$my_app || $real_sudo_cmd rm -f $TELEBIT_REAL_PATH/bin/$my_app
 ln -sf $TELEBIT_REAL_PATH/bin/$my_app /usr/local/bin/$my_app 2>/dev/null || \
   $real_sudo_cmd ln -sf $TELEBIT_REAL_PATH/bin/$my_app /usr/local/bin/$my_app
 echo "    > ${real_sudo_cmde}ln -sf $TELEBIT_REAL_PATH/bin/$my_daemon /usr/local/bin/$my_daemon"
+rm -f $TELEBIT_REAL_PATH/bin/$my_daemon || $real_sudo_cmd rm -f $TELEBIT_REAL_PATH/bin/$my_daemon
 ln -sf $TELEBIT_REAL_PATH/bin/$my_daemon /usr/local/bin/$my_daemon || \
   $real_sudo_cmd ln -sf $TELEBIT_REAL_PATH/bin/$my_daemon /usr/local/bin/$my_daemon