diff --git a/lib/pipeline/watch.js b/lib/pipeline/watch.js
index 1f3fc1403..2bce33d1b 100644
--- a/lib/pipeline/watch.js
+++ b/lib/pipeline/watch.js
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ class Watch {
     this.logger.trace(files);
 
     let configWatcher = chokidar.watch(files, {
-      ignored: /[\/\\]\./, persistent: true, ignoreInitial: true, followSymlinks: true
+      ignored: /[\/\\]\.|tmp_/, persistent: true, ignoreInitial: true, followSymlinks: true
     });
     this.fileWatchers.push(configWatcher);