diff --git a/internal/files/disk.go b/internal/files/disk.go
index 3ad3e32..c274d1a 100644
--- a/internal/files/disk.go
+++ b/internal/files/disk.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func (f DiskFile) String() string {
 }
 
 func NewDisk(path string) (DiskFile, error) {
-	info, err := os.Stat(path)
+	info, err := os.Lstat(path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return DiskFile{}, err
 	}
diff --git a/internal/files/trash.go b/internal/files/trash.go
index ceaf8fb..d1bca2f 100644
--- a/internal/files/trash.go
+++ b/internal/files/trash.go
@@ -82,9 +82,8 @@ func FindTrash(trashdir, ogdir string, f *filter.Filter) (files Files, outerr er
 
 			filename := filepath.Base(basepath)
 			trashedpath := strings.Replace(strings.Replace(path, "info", "files", 1), trash_info_ext, "", 1)
-			info, err := os.Stat(trashedpath)
+			info, err := os.Lstat(trashedpath)
 			if err != nil {
-				// TODO: do something about it
 				log.Errorf("error reading %s: %s", trashedpath, err)
 				return nil
 			}
@@ -130,7 +129,7 @@ func Restore(files Files) (restored int, err error) {
 		var outpath string = dirs.UnEscape(file.ogpath)
 		var cancel bool
 		log.Infof("restoring %s back to %s\n", file.name, outpath)
-		if _, e := os.Stat(outpath); e == nil {
+		if _, e := os.Lstat(outpath); e == nil {
 			outpath, cancel = promptNewPath(outpath)
 		}
 
@@ -167,7 +166,7 @@ func Remove(files Files) (removed int, err error) {
 
 		log.Infof("removing %s permanently forever!!!", file.name)
 		if err = os.Remove(file.path); err != nil {
-			if i, e := os.Stat(file.path); e == nil && i.IsDir() {
+			if i, e := os.Lstat(file.path); e == nil && i.IsDir() {
 				err = os.RemoveAll(file.path)
 				if err != nil {
 					return removed, err