diff --git a/bpm_utils/package_utils.go b/bpm_utils/package_utils.go
index 0529a74..ec1d711 100644
--- a/bpm_utils/package_utils.go
+++ b/bpm_utils/package_utils.go
@@ -590,9 +590,21 @@ func InstallPackage(filename, installDir string, force, binaryPkgFromSrc, keepTe
 	}
 	if len(filesDiff) != 0 {
 		fmt.Println("Removing obsolete files")
+		var symlinks []string
 		for _, f := range filesDiff {
 			f = path.Join(installDir, f)
-			stat, err := os.Lstat(f)
+			lstat, err := os.Lstat(f)
+			if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+				continue
+			}
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if lstat.Mode() == os.ModeSymlink {
+				symlinks = append(symlinks, f)
+				continue
+			}
+			stat, err := os.Stat(f)
 			if os.IsNotExist(err) {
 				continue
 			}
@@ -619,6 +631,26 @@ func InstallPackage(filename, installDir string, force, binaryPkgFromSrc, keepTe
 				}
 			}
 		}
+		for _, f := range symlinks {
+			f = path.Join(installDir, f)
+			_, err := os.Lstat(f)
+			if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+				continue
+			}
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			_, err = filepath.EvalSymlinks(f)
+			if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+				err := os.Remove(f)
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			}
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -838,9 +870,21 @@ func RemovePackage(pkg, rootDir string) error {
 	installedDir := path.Join(rootDir, "var/lib/bpm/installed/")
 	pkgDir := path.Join(installedDir, pkg)
 	files := GetPackageFiles(pkg, rootDir)
+	var symlinks []string
 	for _, file := range files {
 		file = path.Join(rootDir, file)
-		stat, err := os.Lstat(file)
+		lstat, err := os.Lstat(file)
+		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			continue
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if lstat.Mode() == os.ModeSymlink {
+			symlinks = append(symlinks, file)
+			continue
+		}
+		stat, err := os.Stat(file)
 		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
 			continue
 		}
@@ -867,6 +911,26 @@ func RemovePackage(pkg, rootDir string) error {
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	for _, file := range symlinks {
+		file = path.Join(rootDir, file)
+		_, err := os.Lstat(file)
+		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			continue
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		_, err = filepath.EvalSymlinks(file)
+		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			err := os.Remove(file)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
 	err := os.RemoveAll(pkgDir)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 2c923c8..fe3267f 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 /*   A simple-to-use package manager  */
 /* ---------------------------------- */
 
-var bpmVer = "0.1.5"
+var bpmVer = "0.1.6"
 
 var subcommand = "help"
 var subcommandArgs []string
diff --git a/test_packages/x86_64/bpm/bpm.bpm b/test_packages/x86_64/bpm/bpm.bpm
index 7fddced..c8536d8 100644
Binary files a/test_packages/x86_64/bpm/bpm.bpm and b/test_packages/x86_64/bpm/bpm.bpm differ
diff --git a/test_packages/x86_64/bpm/files/usr/bin/bpm b/test_packages/x86_64/bpm/files/usr/bin/bpm
index 9ef2601..b3a05f6 100755
Binary files a/test_packages/x86_64/bpm/files/usr/bin/bpm and b/test_packages/x86_64/bpm/files/usr/bin/bpm differ
diff --git a/test_packages/x86_64/bpm/pkg.info b/test_packages/x86_64/bpm/pkg.info
index 40f44a3..fe25d78 100644
--- a/test_packages/x86_64/bpm/pkg.info
+++ b/test_packages/x86_64/bpm/pkg.info
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: bpm
 description: The Bubble Package Manager
-version: 0.1.5
+version: 0.1.6
 url: https://gitlab.com/bubble-package-manager/bpm/
 license: GPL3
 architecture: x86_64