diff --git a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/utility/FileAccess.kt b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/utility/FileAccess.kt
index cf163c6..dbe1e12 100644
--- a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/utility/FileAccess.kt
+++ b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/utility/FileAccess.kt
@@ -618,12 +618,12 @@ class FileAccess {
      * @since v1-alpha10
      */
     @Throws(IOAccessException::class)
-    fun createLink(destination: String, hard: Boolean): FileAccess {
+    fun createLink(destination: FileAccess, hard: Boolean): FileAccess {
         if (!exists())
             try {
                 logger.diag("Creating a ${if (hard) "hard" else "symbolic"} link at '${unformatFromPath(path)}'")
-                if (hard) Files.createLink(path, formatToPath(destination))
-                else Files.createSymbolicLink(path, formatToPath(destination))
+                if (hard) Files.createLink(path, destination.path)
+                else Files.createSymbolicLink(path, destination.path)
             } catch (exception: Exception) {
                 throw IOAccessException("Unable to create a new ${if (hard) "hard" else "symbolic"} link at '${unformatFromPath(path)}'", exception)
             }