diff --git a/src/feather/app.py b/src/feather/app.py
index a89190a..4db3319 100755
--- a/src/feather/app.py
+++ b/src/feather/app.py
@@ -210,8 +210,9 @@ class FeatherApp:
             )
 
     async def daemon_watch_loop(self, sync_up_event: Event, sync_down_event: Event):
-        def filter_html(change, path):
-            return Path(path).suffix == ".html"
+        def filter_html(change, path_str):
+            path = Path(path_str)
+            return path.is_dir() or path.suffix == ".html"
 
         async for changes in awatch(
             self.config.html_root,