diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 1e10a3a..5e7e3b4 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
 
         if style_path.exists() {
             load_css(style_path);
-            debug!("Loaded CSS watcher file");
         }
     });
 
diff --git a/src/style.rs b/src/style.rs
index 66686d1..a38108d 100644
--- a/src/style.rs
+++ b/src/style.rs
@@ -2,10 +2,13 @@ use color_eyre::{Help, Report};
 use glib::Continue;
 use gtk::prelude::CssProviderExt;
 use gtk::{gdk, gio, CssProvider, StyleContext};
-use notify::{Event, RecursiveMode, Result, Watcher};
+use notify::event::{DataChange, ModifyKind};
+use notify::{recommended_watcher, Event, EventKind, RecursiveMode, Result, Watcher};
 use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::time::Duration;
 use tokio::spawn;
-use tracing::{error, info};
+use tokio::time::sleep;
+use tracing::{debug, error, info};
 
 /// Attempts to load CSS file at the given path
 /// and attach if to the current GTK application.
@@ -15,13 +18,14 @@ use tracing::{error, info};
 pub fn load_css(style_path: PathBuf) {
     let provider = CssProvider::new();
 
-    if let Err(err) = provider.load_from_file(&gio::File::for_path(&style_path)) {
-        error!("{:?}", Report::new(err)
+    match provider.load_from_file(&gio::File::for_path(&style_path)) {
+        Ok(()) => debug!("Loaded css from '{}'", style_path.display()),
+        Err(err) => error!("{:?}", Report::new(err)
                     .wrap_err("Failed to load CSS")
                     .suggestion("Check the CSS file for errors")
                     .suggestion("GTK CSS uses a subset of the full CSS spec and many properties are not available. Ensure you are not using any unsupported property.")
-                );
-    }
+                )
+    };
 
     let screen = gdk::Screen::default().expect("Failed to get default GTK screen");
     StyleContext::add_provider_for_screen(&screen, &provider, 800);
@@ -29,24 +33,27 @@ pub fn load_css(style_path: PathBuf) {
     let (tx, rx) = glib::MainContext::channel(glib::PRIORITY_DEFAULT);
 
     spawn(async move {
-        match notify::recommended_watcher(move |res: Result<Event>| match res {
-            Ok(event) => {
+        let mut watcher = recommended_watcher(move |res: Result<Event>| match res {
+            Ok(event) if event.kind == EventKind::Modify(ModifyKind::Data(DataChange::Any)) => {
+                debug!("{event:?}");
                 if let Some(path) = event.paths.first() {
                     tx.send(path.clone())
                         .expect("Failed to send style changed message");
                 }
             }
             Err(e) => error!("Error occurred when watching stylesheet: {:?}", e),
-        }) {
-            Ok(mut watcher) => {
-                watcher
-                    .watch(&style_path, RecursiveMode::NonRecursive)
-                    .expect("Unexpected error when attempting to watch CSS");
-            }
-            Err(err) => error!(
-                "{:?}",
-                Report::new(err).wrap_err("Failed to start CSS watcher")
-            ),
+            _ => {}
+        })
+        .expect("Failed to create CSS file watcher");
+
+        watcher
+            .watch(&style_path, RecursiveMode::NonRecursive)
+            .expect("Failed to start CSS file watcher");
+        debug!("Installed CSS file watcher on '{}'", style_path.display());
+
+        // avoid watcher from dropping
+        loop {
+            sleep(Duration::from_secs(1)).await;
         }
     });