diff --git a/backend.c b/backend.c
index 7d53599..2e0de49 100644
--- a/backend.c
+++ b/backend.c
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@ void get_dir_content(char *path, unsigned long *dir_file_count, file *dir_conten
 				dir_content[i].file_type = FILE_TYPE_DIR;
 				dir_content[i].color_pair = COLOR_DIR;
 				dir_content[i].file_size = get_dir_size(full_path);
+			} else if (S_ISLNK(file->st_mode)) {
+				dir_content[i].file_type = FILE_TYPE_SYMLINK;
+				dir_content[i].color_pair = COLOR_SYMLINK;
+				dir_content[i].file_size = get_dir_size(full_path);
 			} else if (file->st_mode & S_IXUSR) {
 				dir_content[i].file_type = FILE_TYPE_EXEC;
 				dir_content[i].color_pair = COLOR_EXEC;
@@ -94,10 +98,6 @@ void get_dir_content(char *path, unsigned long *dir_file_count, file *dir_conten
 				dir_content[i].color_pair = COLOR_BLOCK;
 			} else if (S_ISCHR(file->st_mode)) {
 				dir_content[i].file_type = COLOR_CHARDEV;
-			} else if (S_ISLNK(file->st_mode)) {
-				dir_content[i].file_type = FILE_TYPE_SYMLINK;
-				dir_content[i].color_pair = COLOR_SYMLINK;
-				dir_content[i].file_size = get_dir_size(full_path);
 			} else if (S_ISFIFO(file->st_mode)) {
 				dir_content[i].file_type = FILE_TYPE_FIFO;
 				dir_content[i].color_pair = COLOR_FIFO;
diff --git a/colors.c b/colors.c
index 5f163c3..cf378bb 100644
--- a/colors.c
+++ b/colors.c
@@ -68,15 +68,15 @@ void colors_init() {
 					} else if (!strcmp(token, "DIR")) {
 						parse_colors(line, &fg, &bg);
 						init_pair(1, fg, bg); /* directory */
-					} else if (!strcmp(token, "EXEC")){
-						parse_colors(line, &fg, &bg);
-						init_pair(2, fg, bg); /* exec */
-					} else if (!strcmp(token, "RESET")){
-						parse_colors(line, &fg, &bg);
-						init_pair(3, fg, bg); /* regular file */
 					} else if (!strcmp(token, "LINK")){
 						parse_colors(line, &fg, &bg);
-						init_pair(4, fg, bg); /* symlink */
+						init_pair(2, fg, bg); /* symlink */
+					} else if (!strcmp(token, "EXEC")){
+						parse_colors(line, &fg, &bg);
+						init_pair(3, fg, bg); /* exec */
+					} else if (!strcmp(token, "RESET")){
+						parse_colors(line, &fg, &bg);
+						init_pair(4, fg, bg); /* regular file */
 					} else if (!strcmp(token, "BLK")){
 						parse_colors(line, &fg, &bg);
 						init_pair(5, fg, bg); /* block device */
diff --git a/defines.h b/defines.h
index 6a06765..ceea496 100644
--- a/defines.h
+++ b/defines.h
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@
 
 #define COLOR_UNKNOWN 0
 #define COLOR_DIR 1
-#define COLOR_EXEC 2 /* not really a filetype, moreso if it is executable */
-#define COLOR_REGULAR 3
-#define COLOR_SYMLINK 4
+#define COLOR_SYMLINK 2
+#define COLOR_EXEC 3 /* not really a filetype, moreso if it is executable */
+#define COLOR_REGULAR 4
 #define COLOR_BLOCK 5
 #define COLOR_CHARDEV 6
 #define COLOR_SOCK 7