diff --git a/archreposrv b/archreposrv
index 2e85f96..e128727 100755
--- a/archreposrv
+++ b/archreposrv
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ class EventHandler(pyinotify.ProcessEvent):
           try:
             os.symlink(os.path.join('..', arch, file), newpath)
           except FileExistsError:
-            # already there? do nothing then.
+            pass
           else:
             # XXX: this should be removed as soon as symlinks are supported
             self._real_dispatch(newd, ActionInfo(newpath, action))