diff --git a/contrib_bots/run.py b/contrib_bots/run.py
index 3bec299..3df9fc2 100755
--- a/contrib_bots/run.py
+++ b/contrib_bots/run.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ sys.path.insert(0, our_dir)
 from bot_lib import run_message_handler_for_bot
 
 def get_lib_module(bots_fn):
-    bots_fn = os.path.abspath(bots_fn)
+    bots_fn = os.path.realpath(bots_fn)
     if not os.path.dirname(bots_fn).startswith(os.path.join(our_dir, 'bots')):
         print('Sorry, we will only import code from contrib_bots/bots.')
         sys.exit(1)