diff --git a/tests/test_symlink.py b/tests/test_symlink.py
index 5937ece..b9ff097 100644
--- a/tests/test_symlink.py
+++ b/tests/test_symlink.py
@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@ def test_symlink_with_follower(config_type):
     od1 = OptionDescription('root', '', [interface1, follower])
     cfg = Config(od1)
     cfg = get_config(cfg, config_type)
+    assert not cfg.option('follower').option.isoptiondescription()
     assert cfg.value.dict() == {'ip_admin_eth0.ip_admin_eth0': [], 'follower': []}
     cfg.option('ip_admin_eth0.ip_admin_eth0').value.set(['val1', 'val2'])
     assert cfg.value.dict() == {'ip_admin_eth0.ip_admin_eth0': [{'ip_admin_eth0.ip_admin_eth0': 'val1', 'ip_admin_eth0.netmask_admin_eth0': None}, {'ip_admin_eth0.ip_admin_eth0': 'val2', 'ip_admin_eth0.netmask_admin_eth0': None}], 'follower': [None, None]}
diff --git a/tiramisu/api.py b/tiramisu/api.py
index 730692c..091c839 100644
--- a/tiramisu/api.py
+++ b/tiramisu/api.py
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ class _TiramisuOptionOptionDescription(CommonTiramisuOption):
                                           ))
         return options
 
-    @option_type(['optiondescription', 'option', 'with_or_without_index'])
+    @option_type(['optiondescription', 'option', 'with_or_without_index', 'symlink'])
     def isoptiondescription(self, options_bag: List[OptionBag]):
         """Test if option is an optiondescription"""
         option_bag = options_bag[-1]
@@ -1415,7 +1415,8 @@ class TiramisuAPI(TiramisuHelp):
         if subfunc == 'option':
             config_bag = self._config_bag
             return TiramisuDispatcherOption(config_bag,
-                                            self._orig_config_bags)
+                                            self._orig_config_bags,
+                                            )
         if subfunc in ['forcepermissive', 'unrestraint', 'nowarnings']:
             if self._orig_config_bags:
                 msg = _('do not use unrestraint, nowarnings or forcepermissive together')