diff --git a/install_files.py b/install_files.py
index d3988f4..043ffea 100755
--- a/install_files.py
+++ b/install_files.py
@@ -10,17 +10,18 @@ def install_vim(pdotfiles, force=False):
     phome = Path(os.path.expanduser("~")).resolve()
     phome_vimrc = phome / Path(".vimrc")
     
+    prelvimrc = Path("vim/vimrc")
     
     try:
-        pdotfiles_vimrc = pdotfiles.resolve().relative_to(phome.resolve()) / Path(".vimrc")
+        pdotfiles_vimrc = pdotfiles.resolve().relative_to(phome.resolve()) / prelvimrc
     except ValueError:
-        pdotfiles_vimrc = pdotfiles / Path(".vimrc")
+        pdotfiles_vimrc = pdotfiles / prelvimrc
 
-    if force and phome_vimrc.exists():
-        phome_vimrc.unlink()
+    if force and phome_vimrc.is_symlink():
+        phome_vimrc.unlink() # only kill symlinks
 
     if phome_vimrc.exists():
-        print('.vimrc already there')
+        print('.vimrc already there!')
     else:
         print("Symlinking {} to {}".format(phome_vimrc, pdotfiles_vimrc))
         phome_vimrc.symlink_to(pdotfiles_vimrc)
diff --git a/.vimrc b/vim/vimrc
similarity index 100%
rename from .vimrc
rename to vim/vimrc