diff --git a/pkg/utils/filewatcher.go b/pkg/utils/filewatcher.go
index 30798af9..df72c8f2 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/filewatcher.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/filewatcher.go
@@ -27,11 +27,17 @@ func NewFileWatcher(path string) (*FileWatcher, error) {
 }
 
 func (fw *FileWatcher) Start(changeHandler func()) error {
+	// Ensure that the target that we're watching is not a symlink as we won't get any events when we're watching
+	// a symlink.
+	dir, err := filepath.EvalSymlinks(filepath.Dir(fw.path))
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("adding watcher failed: %s", err)
+	}
+
 	// watch the directory instead of the individual file to ensure the notification still works when the file is modified
 	// through moving/renaming rather than writing into it directly (like what most modern editor does by default).
 	// ref: https://github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify/blob/a9bc2e01792f868516acf80817f7d7d7b3315409/README.md#watching-a-file-doesnt-work-well
-	err := fw.w.Add(filepath.Dir(fw.path))
-	if err != nil {
+	if err = fw.w.Add(dir); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("adding watcher failed: %s", err)
 	}