diff --git a/src/libpsl-native/src/followsymlink.cpp b/src/libpsl-native/src/followsymlink.cpp
index 40e12b9b7..eac83f0d4 100644
--- a/src/libpsl-native/src/followsymlink.cpp
+++ b/src/libpsl-native/src/followsymlink.cpp
@@ -45,46 +45,99 @@ char* FollowSymLink(const char* fileName)
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    char buffer[PATH_MAX];
-    ssize_t sz = readlink(fileName, buffer, PATH_MAX);
+    char actualpath[PATH_MAX+1];
+    char* realPath = realpath(fileName, actualpath);
+    
 
-    if  (sz == -1)
+    /* if realPath does not return a value, continue with previous implementation of symlink*/
+    if (realPath == NULL) 
     {
-        switch(errno)
+        char buffer[PATH_MAX];
+         ssize_t sz = readlink(fileName, buffer, PATH_MAX);
+    
+        if  (sz == -1)
         {
-        case EACCES:
-            errno = ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED;
-            break;
-        case EFAULT:
-            errno = ERROR_INVALID_ADDRESS;
-            break;
-        case EINVAL:
-            errno = ERROR_INVALID_NAME;
-            break;
-        case EIO:
-            errno = ERROR_GEN_FAILURE;
-            break;
-        case ELOOP:
-            errno = ERROR_STOPPED_ON_SYMLINK;
-            break;
-        case ENAMETOOLONG:
-            errno = ERROR_BAD_PATH_NAME;
-            break;
-        case ENOENT:
-            errno = ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND;
-            break;
-        case ENOMEM:
-            errno = ERROR_OUTOFMEMORY;
-            break;
-        case ENOTDIR:
-            errno = ERROR_BAD_PATH_NAME;
-            break;
-        default:
-            errno = ERROR_INVALID_FUNCTION;
-        }
-        return NULL;
-    }
 
-    buffer[sz] = '\0';
-    return strndup(buffer, sz + 1);
+            switch(errno)
+
+            {
+                case EACCES:
+                    errno = ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED;
+                    break;
+                case EFAULT:
+                    errno = ERROR_INVALID_ADDRESS;
+                    break;
+                case EINVAL:
+                    errno = ERROR_INVALID_NAME;
+                    break;
+                case EIO:
+                    errno = ERROR_GEN_FAILURE;
+                    break;
+                case ELOOP:
+                    errno = ERROR_STOPPED_ON_SYMLINK;
+                    break;
+                case ENAMETOOLONG:
+                    errno = ERROR_BAD_PATH_NAME;
+                    break;
+                case ENOENT:
+                    errno = ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND;
+                    break;
+                case ENOMEM:
+                    errno = ERROR_OUTOFMEMORY;
+                    break;
+                case ENOTDIR:
+                    errno = ERROR_BAD_PATH_NAME;
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    errno = ERROR_INVALID_FUNCTION;
+                }
+                return NULL;
+        }
+
+        buffer[sz] = '\0';
+        return strndup(buffer, sz + 1);
+    }
+    
+/*else realpath returned a valid resolved path*/
+    else 
+    {
+        if  (sizeof(realPath) == -1)
+        {
+            switch(errno)
+            {
+                case EACCES:
+                    errno = ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED;
+                    break;
+                case EFAULT:
+                    errno = ERROR_INVALID_ADDRESS;
+                    break;
+                case EINVAL:
+                    errno = ERROR_INVALID_NAME;
+                    break;
+                case EIO:
+                    errno = ERROR_GEN_FAILURE;
+                    break;
+                case ELOOP:
+                    errno = ERROR_STOPPED_ON_SYMLINK;
+                    break;
+                case ENAMETOOLONG:
+                    errno = ERROR_BAD_PATH_NAME;
+                    break;
+                case ENOENT:
+                    errno = ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND;
+                    break;
+                case ENOMEM:
+                    errno = ERROR_OUTOFMEMORY;
+                    break;
+                case ENOTDIR:
+                    errno = ERROR_BAD_PATH_NAME;
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    errno = ERROR_INVALID_FUNCTION;
+                }
+                return NULL;
+        }
+
+        return strndup(realPath, strlen(realPath) + 1 );
+    }
 }