diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index 737fa64..0f5a3d0 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 
 	cp "github.com/cheat/cheat/internal/cheatpath"
 
@@ -38,14 +39,25 @@ func New(opts map[string]interface{}, confPath string) (Config, error) {
 		return Config{}, fmt.Errorf("could not unmarshal yaml: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	// expand ~ in config paths
+	// process cheatpaths
 	for i, cheatpath := range conf.Cheatpaths {
 
+		// expand ~ in config paths
 		expanded, err := homedir.Expand(cheatpath.Path)
 		if err != nil {
 			return Config{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to expand ~: %v", err)
 		}
 
+		// follow symlinks
+		expanded, err = filepath.EvalSymlinks(expanded)
+		if err != nil {
+			return Config{}, fmt.Errorf(
+				"failed to resolve symlink: %s, %v",
+				expanded,
+				err,
+			)
+		}
+
 		conf.Cheatpaths[i].Path = expanded
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/sheets/load.go b/internal/sheets/load.go
index 5cadddb..7dcc6a6 100644
--- a/internal/sheets/load.go
+++ b/internal/sheets/load.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func Load(cheatpaths []cp.Cheatpath) ([]map[string]sheet.Sheet, error) {
 				// NB: this is still somewhat brittle in that it will miss files
 				// contained within hidden directories in the middle of a path, though
 				// that should not realistically occur.
-				if strings.HasPrefix(title, ".") || strings.HasPrefix(info.Name(), "."){
+				if strings.HasPrefix(title, ".") || strings.HasPrefix(info.Name(), ".") {
 					return nil
 				}