diff --git a/.config/awesome/mytheme.lua b/.config/awesome/mytheme.lua
index c034f43f..7fe91676 100644
--- a/.config/awesome/mytheme.lua
+++ b/.config/awesome/mytheme.lua
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ theme.titlebar_maximized_button_focus_inactive = themes_path .. "default/titleba
 theme.titlebar_maximized_button_normal_active = themes_path .. "default/titlebar/maximized_normal_active.png"
 theme.titlebar_maximized_button_focus_active = themes_path .. "default/titlebar/maximized_focus_active.png"
 
-theme.wallpaper = "~/.local/share/wallpaper.png"
+theme.wallpaper = "~/.local/share/bg"
 
 -- You can use your own layout icons like this:
 theme.layout_fairh = themes_path .. "default/layouts/fairhw.png"
diff --git a/.local/share/bg b/.local/share/bg
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..cf6a2cb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.local/share/bg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+wallpaper.png
\ No newline at end of file