diff --git a/StartupSession/Link/Create.aplf b/StartupSession/Link/Create.aplf
index 85163ed8..b071871d 100644
--- a/StartupSession/Link/Create.aplf
+++ b/StartupSession/Link/Create.aplf
@@ -57,21 +57,24 @@ NOHOLD:
              emptydir←1 ⋄ isfile←0
          :EndIf
 
-         fulltarget←dir
+         fulltarget←0 U.NormFile dir
          hasns←(|nc)∊singlenc
          :If isfile∨hasns
              :If isfile←nc∊singlenc                 ⍝ Scripted thing
                  dir←¯1↓⊃⎕NPARTS fulltarget         ⍝ Directory is one up
                  emptyns←1
-             :ElseIf ~opts.(preloaded∨flatten)
-                 :If ~emptyns←0∊⍴U.ListNames nsref←⍎ns  ⍝ some APL names defined
-                 :AndIf ~emptydir                       ⍝ some dir/files defined
-                 :AndIf (⊂opts.source)∊'auto' 'dir'     ⍝ will not erase dir
-                 ⍝ link issue #160: allow some APL names to be tied to source files when source is dir - typically happens when starting dyalog with load=boot.aplf - won't work with arrays
-                 emptyns←emptyns U.EmptyNamespace nsref dir
+             :Else
+                 emptyns←0∊⍴U.ListNames nsref←⍎ns
+                 :If~opts.(preloaded∨flatten)
+                    :If ~emptyns                           ⍝ some APL names defined
+                    :AndIf ~emptydir                       ⍝ some dir/files defined
+                    :AndIf (⊂opts.source)∊'auto' 'dir'     ⍝ will not erase dir
+                     emptyns←emptyns U.EmptyNamespace nsref dir
+                    :EndIf
                  :EndIf
              :EndIf
-         :Else ⋄ emptyns←1
+         :Else
+             emptyns←1
          :EndIf
 
          :If opts.singlefile←isfile