diff --git a/internal/version/VERSION b/internal/version/VERSION
index fb7a04c..5aff472 100644
--- a/internal/version/VERSION
+++ b/internal/version/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v0.4.0
+v0.4.1
diff --git a/logfile.go b/logfile.go
index 7a1887a..e22131e 100644
--- a/logfile.go
+++ b/logfile.go
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func newLogFile(fp string, bs int) (*logFile, error) {
 // If the file does not exist at startup, the data processor will wait for the file to be created before continuing.
 //
 // The data processor expects the log data to be newline delimited
-func (lf *logFile) dataProcessor(ctx context.Context, ewCancelChan <-chan error, stopChan chan<- string) {
+func (lf *logFile) dataProcessor(ctx context.Context, ewCancelChan <-chan struct{}, stopChan chan<- string) {
 	go func() {
 		defer close(lf.dataChan)
 		defer close(lf.errorChan)
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ func (lf *logFile) dataProcessor(ctx context.Context, ewCancelChan <-chan error,
 							continue readLoop
 						}
 						continue
-					case err := <-ewCancelChan:
+					case <-ewCancelChan:
 						stopChan <- lf.filePath
 						lf.errorChan <- NewLogWhaleError(ErrorStateCancelled, fmt.Sprintf("operation cancelled"), err)
 						return
diff --git a/logmanager.go b/logmanager.go
index 1bf13c0..83836ab 100644
--- a/logmanager.go
+++ b/logmanager.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ type LogManager struct {
 	ctx       context.Context
 	ctxCancel context.CancelFunc
 
-	evwCancelChan chan error // event watcher cancel channel
+	evwCancelChan chan struct{} // event watcher cancel channel
 	fileWatcher   *fsnotify.Watcher
 
 	lwMutex     *sync.RWMutex          // lwMutex is a mutex for the logsWatched map
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func NewLogManager(ctx context.Context, options ...Option) (*LogManager, error)
 		pathsWatched: make(map[string]int),
 		pwMutex:      &sync.RWMutex{},
 
-		evwCancelChan: make(chan error),
+		evwCancelChan: make(chan struct{}),
 		removeChan:    make(chan string),
 	}
 
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ func (lm *LogManager) eventWatcher() {
 				return
 			case fse, ok := <-lm.fileWatcher.Events:
 				if !ok {
-					lm.evwCancelChan <- fmt.Errorf("file watcher closed unexpectedly")
+					close(lm.evwCancelChan)
 					return
 				}
 
@@ -268,8 +268,8 @@ func (lm *LogManager) eventWatcher() {
 					lm.lwMutex.RUnlock()
 					continue
 				}
-			case err := <-lm.fileWatcher.Errors:
-				lm.evwCancelChan <- err
+			case <-lm.fileWatcher.Errors:
+				close(lm.evwCancelChan)
 				return
 			}
 		}