diff --git a/pgmodeler.vars b/pgmodeler.vars
index 7a7fbdddce..51572d259a 100644
--- a/pgmodeler.vars
+++ b/pgmodeler.vars
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@
 # If you have a custom Qt installation at /opt/qt-5.9.6 for example, the path to the command above should be
 # /opt/qt-5.9.6/5.9.6/gcc_64
 #
-# NOTE: Use the configuration below only if you have a custom Qt installation other than as defined by 
+# NOTE: Use the configuration below only if you have a custom Qt installation other than as defined by
 # your system or if Qt isn't included/installed by default on your distro.
 
 
 # Replace the value of this variable by the full path to "qtpaths" if you have a custom Qt installation
-# export QT_PATHS_BIN=qtpaths 
+# export QT_PATHS_BIN=qtpaths
 
 # Qt's main environment variables
 # export QT_ROOT="$($QT_PATHS_BIN --install-prefix)"
@@ -32,14 +32,22 @@
 # export QT_PLUGIN_PATH="$($QT_PATHS_BIN --plugin-dir)"
 
 # Change the "lib64" by "lib" if you're running a 32 bit system
-# export QT_LIBS="$QT_ROOT/lib64"                       
+# export QT_LIBS="$QT_ROOT/lib64"
 
 # export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:"$QT_LIBS"
 # export PATH=$PATH:"$QT_BIN"
 # --- [ End custom configuration ] ---
 
+# Resolve absolute path to this file
+SOURCE="${BASH_SOURCE[0]}"
+while [ -h "$SOURCE" ]; do # resolve $SOURCE until the file is no longer a symlink
+  PGMODELER_ROOT="$( cd -P "$( dirname "$SOURCE" )" && pwd )"
+  SOURCE="$(readlink "$SOURCE")"
+  [[ $SOURCE != /* ]] && SOURCE="$DIR/$SOURCE" # if $SOURCE was a relative symlink, we need to resolve it relative to the path where the symlink file was located
+done
+
 # Specify here the full path to the pgmodeler's root directory
-export PGMODELER_ROOT="$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$0")")"
+export PGMODELER_ROOT="$( cd -P "$( dirname "$SOURCE" )" && pwd )"
 
 export PGMODELER_TMPL_CONF_DIR="$PGMODELER_ROOT/conf"
 export PGMODELER_SCHEMAS_DIR="$PGMODELER_ROOT/schemas"