--- lib/PXElator/client.pm	2009/08/06 15:15:53	156
+++ lib/PXElator/client.pm	2009/08/06 18:43:55	164
@@ -28,8 +28,13 @@
 		write_file $path, $default;
 		warn "default $path = $default";
 		$value = $default;
-	} else {
-		$value = read_file $path if -e $path;
+	} elsif ( -e $path ) {
+		if ( -l $path ) {
+			$value = readlink $path;
+			$value =~ s{.*/([^/]+)$}{$1};
+		} else {
+			$value = read_file $path;
+		}
 	}
 	return $value;
 }