diff --git a/lib/homesick.rb b/lib/homesick.rb
index 6708370..6ddd317 100644
--- a/lib/homesick.rb
+++ b/lib/homesick.rb
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class Homesick < Thor
           inside user_dir do
             adjusted_path = (user_dir + path).basename
 
-            symlink absolute_path, adjusted_path
+            ln_s absolute_path, adjusted_path
           end
         end
       end
diff --git a/lib/homesick/actions.rb b/lib/homesick/actions.rb
index 16b2810..2bb3201 100644
--- a/lib/homesick/actions.rb
+++ b/lib/homesick/actions.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class Homesick
       end
     end
 
-    def symlink(source, destination, config = {})
+    def ln_s(source, destination, config = {})
       destination = Pathname.new(destination)
 
       if destination.symlink?