diff --git a/rebar.config b/rebar.config
index 5e00a59..7a0d428 100644
--- a/rebar.config
+++ b/rebar.config
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 {deps, [
     nova,
-    enotify
+    fs
 ]}.
 
 {xref_checks, [
diff --git a/rebar.lock b/rebar.lock
index 4f166bb..35c0ca0 100644
--- a/rebar.lock
+++ b/rebar.lock
@@ -1,32 +1,32 @@
 {"1.2.0",
 [{<<"cowboy">>,{pkg,<<"cowboy">>,<<"2.18.0">>},1},
  {<<"cowlib">>,{pkg,<<"cowlib">>,<<"2.19.0">>},2},
- {<<"enotify">>,{pkg,<<"enotify">>,<<"0.1.0">>},0},
  {<<"erlydtl">>,{pkg,<<"erlydtl">>,<<"0.14.0">>},1},
+ {<<"fs">>,{pkg,<<"fs">>,<<"11.4.1">>},0},
  {<<"jhn_stdlib">>,{pkg,<<"jhn_stdlib">>,<<"5.11.2">>},1},
  {<<"nova">>,{pkg,<<"nova">>,<<"0.15.3">>},0},
- {<<"ranch">>,{pkg,<<"ranch">>,<<"2.2.0">>},2},
+ {<<"ranch">>,{pkg,<<"ranch">>,<<"2.2.1">>},2},
  {<<"routing_tree">>,{pkg,<<"routing_tree">>,<<"1.0.11">>},1},
  {<<"thoas">>,{pkg,<<"thoas">>,<<"1.2.1">>},1}]}.
 [
 {pkg_hash,[
  {<<"cowboy">>, <<"BFF388EB4D6356CB3F88C26E65B515976BF04B401B805D31550C3E60EBA8FE18">>},
  {<<"cowlib">>, <<"C9D11C9D035472E27A740C9F327786C61ED209269B4BE0260D59D3EC07B8949F">>},
- {<<"enotify">>, <<"F6BF33AA7BC4789D953087E48C6ADBC6D9682B6D67E4BC353C2FDB96C5AC5595">>},
  {<<"erlydtl">>, <<"964B2DC84F8C17ACFAA69C59BA129EF26AC45D2BA898C3C6AD9B5BDC8BA13CED">>},
+ {<<"fs">>, <<"11FB3153BB2E1DE851B8263BB5698D526894853C73A525EBEB5E69108B2D25CD">>},
  {<<"jhn_stdlib">>, <<"785074F3CA368EAA8E9AF1592BC19AE9EF1F7AF30B2CD6456A6083173A8F5CCB">>},
  {<<"nova">>, <<"E5DB638900796822406947746110A48D48023B7F9345074522D6F59E9E13CF80">>},
- {<<"ranch">>, <<"25528F82BC8D7C6152C57666CA99EC716510FE0925CB188172F41CE93117B1B0">>},
+ {<<"ranch">>, <<"FC2BB0E800EFBEAB8FF82EB325450B9C08653B14C3F69E8B09BBEA304973105D">>},
  {<<"routing_tree">>, <<"72ACEF2095F0EC804F7AFD07EF781DDE5009425A1CA0A28F0706B1DB334A4812">>},
  {<<"thoas">>, <<"19A25F31177A17E74004D4840F66D791D4298C5738790FA2CC73731EB911F195">>}]},
 {pkg_hash_ext,[
  {<<"cowboy">>, <<"62D0B26ABCF455054972B0DA242389C69D5982CE5914AFB8C344517F667B9600">>},
  {<<"cowlib">>, <<"6DC66E3135B229193EA4DCB14294E79520C923D391315C9C962EF0B4BEA72356">>},
- {<<"enotify">>, <<"8E48DA763CE15BFD75CC857DDFE5011B03189D597F47BCDD8ACC6FBBE8E6B6F4">>},
  {<<"erlydtl">>, <<"D80EC044CD8F58809C19D29AC5605BE09E955040911B644505E31E9DD8143431">>},
+ {<<"fs">>, <<"DD00A61D89EAC01D16D3FC51D5B0EB5F0722EF8E3C1A3A547CD086957F3260A9">>},
  {<<"jhn_stdlib">>, <<"2329CD16DEE46704AAB6184D09508E59DBA31C4D3255271DBB7D34D115ECA508">>},
  {<<"nova">>, <<"95243B184DA37C6B40C15BD2B7531B520C35D9EFB85F8773134DB0A85B587F20">>},
- {<<"ranch">>, <<"FA0B99A1780C80218A4197A59EA8D3BDAE32FBFF7E88527D7D8A4787EFF4F8E7">>},
+ {<<"ranch">>, <<"55F05CCE20EC2DA1D90DE5D5981AFB93DBFC01325FC7E933189AA5C62F037C24">>},
  {<<"routing_tree">>, <<"85982C7AC502892C5179CD2A591331003BACD2D2A71723640BA7D23F45408E6E">>},
  {<<"thoas">>, <<"E38697EDFFD6E91BD12CEA41B155115282630075C2A727E7A6B2947F5408B86A">>}]}
 ].
diff --git a/src/rebar3_nova.app.src b/src/rebar3_nova.app.src
index 337a7b5..84597a0 100644
--- a/src/rebar3_nova.app.src
+++ b/src/rebar3_nova.app.src
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
         stdlib,
         nova,
         routing_tree,
-        enotify
+        fs
     ]},
     {env, []},
     {modules, []},
diff --git a/src/rebar3_nova_serve.erl b/src/rebar3_nova_serve.erl
index 07db2b8..c879769 100644
--- a/src/rebar3_nova_serve.erl
+++ b/src/rebar3_nova_serve.erl
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
 
 -export([
     auto/0,
-    flush/0
+    flush/0,
+    watch_dirs/1
 ]).
 
 -define(PROVIDER, serve).
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ do(State) ->
 
 auto() ->
     receive
-        {ChangedFile, _Events} ->
+        {_Pid, {fs, file_event}, {ChangedFile, _Events}} ->
             Ext = filename:extension(unicode:characters_to_binary(ChangedFile)),
             IsValid = lists:any(
                 fun(ValidExt) ->
@@ -122,25 +123,34 @@ listen_on_project_apps(State) ->
         rebar_app_info:is_checkout(AppInfo) == true
     ],
     ProjectApps = rebar_state:project_apps(State),
-    lists:foreach(
-        fun(AppInfo) ->
-            SrcDir = filename:join(rebar_app_info:dir(AppInfo), "src"),
-            ViewsDir = filename:join(SrcDir, "views"),
-            CtrlDir = filename:join(SrcDir, "controllers"),
-            PrivDir = filename:join(rebar_app_info:dir(AppInfo), "priv"),
-            CSrcDir = filename:join(rebar_app_info:dir(AppInfo), "c_src"),
-            lists:foreach(
-                fun(Dir) ->
-                    case filelib:is_dir(Dir) of
-                        true -> enotify:start_link(Dir);
-                        false -> ignore
-                    end
-                end,
-                [SrcDir, ViewsDir, CtrlDir, PrivDir, CSrcDir]
-            )
-        end,
-        ProjectApps ++ CheckoutDeps
-    ).
+    Dirs = [
+        Dir
+     || AppInfo <- ProjectApps ++ CheckoutDeps,
+        Dir <- watch_dirs(rebar_app_info:dir(AppInfo)),
+        filelib:is_dir(Dir)
+    ],
+    lists:foreach(fun watch/1, lists:enumerate(Dirs)).
+
+watch_dirs(AppDir) ->
+    SrcDir = filename:join(AppDir, "src"),
+    [
+        SrcDir,
+        filename:join(SrcDir, "views"),
+        filename:join(SrcDir, "controllers"),
+        filename:join(AppDir, "priv"),
+        filename:join(AppDir, "c_src")
+    ].
+
+%% Each watched directory needs its own fs backend, and fs registers the
+%% event manager under the name we hand it.
+watch({N, Dir}) ->
+    Name = list_to_atom("nova_fs_" ++ integer_to_list(N)),
+    case fs:start_link(Name, Dir) of
+        {ok, _Pid} ->
+            fs:subscribe(Name);
+        {error, Reason} ->
+            rebar_api:warn("Not watching ~ts for changes: ~p", [Dir, Reason])
+    end.
 
 remove_from_plugin_paths(State) ->
     PluginPaths = rebar_state:code_paths(State, all_plugin_deps),
@@ -148,7 +158,7 @@ remove_from_plugin_paths(State) ->
         fun(Path) ->
             Name = filename:basename(Path, "/ebin"),
             not (list_to_atom(Name) =:= rebar_auto_plugin orelse
-                list_to_atom(Name) =:= enotify)
+                list_to_atom(Name) =:= fs)
         end,
         PluginPaths
     ),
diff --git a/test/rebar3_nova_serve_SUITE.erl b/test/rebar3_nova_serve_SUITE.erl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..63e5799
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/rebar3_nova_serve_SUITE.erl
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+-module(rebar3_nova_serve_SUITE).
+
+-include_lib("common_test/include/ct.hrl").
+-include_lib("stdlib/include/assert.hrl").
+
+-export([all/0]).
+-export([watch_dirs_covers_sources_and_views/1]).
+
+all() ->
+    [watch_dirs_covers_sources_and_views].
+
+watch_dirs_covers_sources_and_views(_Config) ->
+    ?assertEqual(
+        [
+            "/app/src",
+            "/app/src/views",
+            "/app/src/controllers",
+            "/app/priv",
+            "/app/c_src"
+        ],
+        rebar3_nova_serve:watch_dirs("/app")
+    ),
+    ok.