diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0cc9cba..a4eea47 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Changelog
-## 3.1.1
-
 
+## 3.1.0
 
+- Properly resolve symlinks
 
 ## 3.0.1
 
diff --git a/src/config/mod.rs b/src/config/mod.rs
index 2383d65..fd223bb 100644
--- a/src/config/mod.rs
+++ b/src/config/mod.rs
@@ -119,17 +119,30 @@ fn get_output(has_data_from_stdin: bool, is_print_flag: bool, suppress_output: b
 }
 
 fn determine_input(path: String) -> Result<Input, Error> {
-    match check_path_type(&path)? {
+    let canonical_path = fs::canonicalize(&path).map_err(|_| Error {
+        exit_code: GENERAL_ERROR,
+        message: format!("{}: No such file or directory", path.red()),
+    })?;
+
+    let canonical_path_str = canonical_path.to_str().ok_or(Error {
+        exit_code: GENERAL_ERROR,
+        message: "Canonical path contains invalid UTF-8 characters".into(),
+    })?;
+
+    match check_path_type(&canonical_path)? {
         PathType::File => {
-            let line_count = count_lines(&path);
-            Ok(Input::File(PathAndLineCount { path, line_count }))
+            let line_count = count_lines(&canonical_path);
+            Ok(Input::File(PathAndLineCount {
+                path: canonical_path_str.to_string(),
+                line_count,
+            }))
         }
         PathType::Folder => {
-            let mut paths = list_files_in_directory(Path::new(&path))?;
+            let mut paths = list_files_in_directory(&canonical_path)?;
             paths.sort();
 
             Ok(Input::Folder(FolderInfo {
-                folder_name: path,
+                folder_name: canonical_path_str.to_string(),
                 file_paths: paths,
             }))
         }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 625fbe0..eb4456a 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ mod types;
 
 use crate::cli::Cli;
 use crate::highlight_processor::HighlightProcessor;
+use crate::highlighters::Highlighters;
 use crate::io::controller::get_io_and_presenter;
 use crate::io::presenter::Present;
 use crate::io::reader::AsyncLineReader;
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ pub async fn run(theme: Theme, config: Config, cli: Cli) {
     let (reached_eof_tx, reached_eof_rx) = oneshot::channel::<()>();
     let (io, presenter) = get_io_and_presenter(config, Some(reached_eof_tx)).await;
 
-    let highlighter = highlighters::Highlighters::new(&theme, &cli);
+    let highlighter = Highlighters::new(&theme, &cli);
     let highlight_processor = HighlightProcessor::new(highlighter);
 
     tokio::spawn(process_lines(io, highlight_processor));