How do I skip the requirement to hit tab twice on a soft link autocomplete?

Question

When I am in the bash terminal (Mac) and I am selecting a file, I can easily type the first part of a directory and hit tab to have it auto complete, for example:

cat ~/Desk [tab] -> cat ~/Desktop/

but when I do the same for a symbolic link, it does this:

cat ~/cod [tab] -> cat ~/code

then I need to hit tab again:

cat ~/cod [tab] [tab] -> cat ~/code/

is there anyway to get around this?