diff --git a/dotdrop/config.py b/dotdrop/config.py
index b7ee575..85c1510 100644
--- a/dotdrop/config.py
+++ b/dotdrop/config.py
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ class Cfg:
         if exists:
             if debug:
                 self.log.dbg('key already exists: {}'.format(key))
-            # when dotfile already there somewhere
+            # retrieve existing dotfile
             dotfile = self.dotfiles[key]
             if dotfile in self.prodots[profile]:
                 self.log.err('\"{}\" already present'.format(dotfile.key))
@@ -560,6 +560,7 @@ class Cfg:
             self.log.dbg('dotfile attributed key: {}'.format(key))
         # adding the new dotfile
         dotfile.key = key
+        dotfile.link = link
         if debug:
             self.log.dbg('adding new dotfile: {}'.format(dotfile))
         # add the entry in the yaml file
diff --git a/dotdrop/dotdrop.py b/dotdrop/dotdrop.py
index 055dd4f..eb6615f 100644
--- a/dotdrop/dotdrop.py
+++ b/dotdrop/dotdrop.py
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ def cmd_importer(opts, conf, paths):
                     remove(dst)
                     os.symlink(srcf, dst)
         retconf, dotfile = conf.new(dotfile, opts['profile'],
-                                    linkit, debug=opts['debug'])
+                                    link=linkit, debug=opts['debug'])
         if retconf:
             LOG.sub('\"{}\" imported'.format(path))
             cnt += 1