diff --git a/lib/sprig/source.rb b/lib/sprig/source.rb
index 1ce8be2..65f9f4f 100644
--- a/lib/sprig/source.rb
+++ b/lib/sprig/source.rb
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def filename
       def filepath
         path = seed_directory.join(filename)
         if File.symlink?(path)
-          File.readlink(path)
+          File.realpath(path)
         else
           path
         end
diff --git a/spec/sprig_spec.rb b/spec/sprig_spec.rb
index 1d2d82e..82e5795 100644
--- a/spec/sprig_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/sprig_spec.rb
@@ -71,12 +71,25 @@
     end
   end
 
-  context "with a symlinked file" do
+  context "with a relative symlink" do
     let(:env) { Rails.env }
 
     around do |example|
-      `ln -s ./spec/fixtures/seeds/#{env}/posts.yml ./spec/fixtures/db/seeds/#{env}`
+      # Create shared directory
+      `mkdir ./spec/fixtures/db/seeds/shared`
+
+      # Copy posts.yml to the shared directory
+      `cp ./spec/fixtures/seeds/#{env}/posts.yml ./spec/fixtures/db/seeds/shared/posts.yml`
+
+      # Create relative symlink in environment directory to shared directory
+      `cd ./spec/fixtures/db/seeds/#{env} && ln -s ../shared/posts.yml posts.yml`
+
       example.call
+
+      # Remove shared directory
+      `rm -dr ./spec/fixtures/db/seeds/shared`
+
+      # Remove posts.yml
       `rm ./spec/fixtures/db/seeds/#{env}/posts.yml`
     end