diff --git a/lib/DirectoryWatcher.js b/lib/DirectoryWatcher.js
index 54788ea..ba3ff74 100644
--- a/lib/DirectoryWatcher.js
+++ b/lib/DirectoryWatcher.js
@@ -111,9 +111,9 @@ class DirectoryWatcher extends EventEmitter {
 					this.watchInParentDirectory();
 				}
 				this.watcher = watchEventSource.watch(this.path);
-				this.watcher.on("change", this.onWatchEvent.bind(this));
-				this.watcher.on("error", this.onWatcherError.bind(this));
 			}
+			this.watcher.on("change", this.onWatchEvent.bind(this));
+			this.watcher.on("error", this.onWatcherError.bind(this));
 		} catch (err) {
 			this.onWatcherError(err);
 		}