diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 909b4d9..25cff54 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -189,7 +189,9 @@ symbolic link should have a relative path.
       path: zshrc
 ```
 
-If the source location is omitted or NULL, dotbot will use the destination instead, without a leading `.` if present. This makes the following three config files equivalent:
+If the source location is omitted or set to `null`, Dotbot will use the
+basename of the destination, with a leading `.` stripped if present. This makes
+the following three config files equivalent:
 
 ```yaml
 - link:
diff --git a/plugins/link.py b/plugins/link.py
index 44a865e..ee64175 100644
--- a/plugins/link.py
+++ b/plugins/link.py
@@ -47,14 +47,14 @@ class Link(dotbot.Plugin):
         return success
 
     def _default_source(self, destination, source):
-      if source == None:
-          basename = os.path.basename(destination)
-          if basename.startswith('.'):
-            return basename[1:]
-          else:
-            return basename
-      else:
-          return source
+        if source is None:
+            basename = os.path.basename(destination)
+            if basename.startswith('.'):
+                return basename[1:]
+            else:
+                return basename
+        else:
+            return source
 
     def _is_link(self, path):
         '''