diff --git a/lib/listening.js b/lib/listening.js
index 3b68262..b6762fe 100644
--- a/lib/listening.js
+++ b/lib/listening.js
@@ -36,9 +36,6 @@ const restartServer = (file, flags, watcher) => {
     }
   }
 
-  // Stop watching any files
-  watcher.close()
-
   // Remove file that changed from the `require` cache
   for (const item of toDelete) {
     let location
@@ -102,7 +99,7 @@ module.exports = async (server, inUse, flags, sockets) => {
     const watcher = watch(toWatch, watchConfig)
 
     // Ensure that the server gets restarted if a file changes
-    watcher.on(
+    watcher.once(
       'all',
       debounce((event, filePath) => {
         const location = path.relative(process.cwd(), filePath)