diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 65e8326..e17eef1 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ Pjax.prototype = {
 
   parseDOM: require("./lib/proto/parse-dom.js"),
 
+  refresh: require("./lib/proto/refresh.js"),
+
   attachLink: require("./lib/proto/attach-link.js"),
 
   forEachSelectors: function(cb, context, DOMcontext) {
diff --git a/lib/proto/attach-link.js b/lib/proto/attach-link.js
index d8ca18d..d53e351 100644
--- a/lib/proto/attach-link.js
+++ b/lib/proto/attach-link.js
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ var linkAction = function(el, event) {
 
   // don’t do "nothing" if user try to reload the page by clicking the same link twice
   if (el.href === window.location.href.split("#")[0]) {
-    el.setAttribute(attrClick, "refresh")
-    this.refresh()
+    el.setAttribute(attrClick, "reload")
+    this.reload()
     return
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/proto/parse-element.js b/lib/proto/parse-element.js
index a6311d2..736fdd7 100644
--- a/lib/proto/parse-element.js
+++ b/lib/proto/parse-element.js
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 module.exports = function(el) {
   switch (el.tagName.toLowerCase()) {
   case "a":
-    this.attachLink(el)
+    // only attach link if el does not already have link attached
+    if (!el.hasAttribute('data-pjax-click-state')) {
+      this.attachLink(el)
+    }
     break
 
   case "form":
diff --git a/lib/proto/refresh.js b/lib/proto/refresh.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..39c271b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/proto/refresh.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+
+var parseDom = require("./parse-dom")
+
+module.exports = function(el) {
+  parseDom(document);
+}
diff --git a/lib/refresh.js b/lib/reload.js
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/refresh.js
rename to lib/reload.js
diff --git a/tests/index.html b/tests/index.html
index 4c8c6b6..a9ef972 100644
--- a/tests/index.html
+++ b/tests/index.html
@@ -12091,8 +12091,8 @@ var linkAction = function(el, event) {
 
   // don’t do "nothing" if user try to reload the page by clicking the same link twice
   if (el.href === window.location.href.split("#")[0]) {
-    el.setAttribute(attrClick, "refresh")
-    this.refresh()
+    el.setAttribute(attrClick, "reload")
+    this.reload()
     return
   }
 
@@ -12409,8 +12409,8 @@ tape("test attach link prototype method", function(t) {
 
   attachLink.call({
     options: {},
-    refresh: function() {
-      t.equal(a.getAttribute(attr), "refresh", "triggering exact same url refresh the page")
+    reload: function() {
+      t.equal(a.getAttribute(attr), "reload", "triggering exact same url reload the page")
     },
     loadUrl: function() {
       t.equal(a.getAttribute(attr), "load", "triggering a internal link actually load the page")
@@ -12444,7 +12444,7 @@ tape("test attach link prototype method", function(t) {
 
   a.href = internalUri
   trigger(a, "click")
-  // see refresh defined above
+  // see reload defined above
 
   a.href = window.location.protocol + "//" + window.location.host + "/internal"
   trigger(a, "click")
diff --git a/tests/lib/proto/attach-link.js b/tests/lib/proto/attach-link.js
index aa66a88..29202c1 100644
--- a/tests/lib/proto/attach-link.js
+++ b/tests/lib/proto/attach-link.js
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ tape("test attach link prototype method", function(t) {
 
   attachLink.call({
     options: {},
-    refresh: function() {
-      t.equal(a.getAttribute(attr), "refresh", "triggering exact same url refresh the page")
+    reload: function() {
+      t.equal(a.getAttribute(attr), "reload", "triggering exact same url reload the page")
     },
     loadUrl: function() {
       t.equal(a.getAttribute(attr), "load", "triggering a internal link actually load the page")
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ tape("test attach link prototype method", function(t) {
 
   a.href = internalUri
   trigger(a, "click")
-  // see refresh defined above
+  // see reload defined above
 
   a.href = window.location.protocol + "//" + window.location.host + "/internal"
   trigger(a, "click")