diff --git a/lib/millstone.js b/lib/millstone.js
index d673114..3dd178e 100644
--- a/lib/millstone.js
+++ b/lib/millstone.js
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ function resolve(options, callback) {
     if (!options.mml) return callback(new Error('options.mml is required'));
     if (!options.base) return callback(new Error('options.base is required'));
     if (!options.cache) return callback(new Error('options.cache is required'));
-    if (typeof options.nosymlink === "undefined") return callback(new Error('options.nosymlink is required'));
+    if (typeof options.nosymlink === "undefined") options.nosymlink = false;
 
     var mml = options.mml,
         base = path.resolve(options.base),