diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index c8f3dab..cc3ffeb 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -31,16 +31,14 @@ def trigger_scan():
 
 def add_watch_recursive(inotify, path, watch_flags, wd_to_path):
     """Walk a directory path and add watches recursively."""
-    try:
-        for root, _, _ in os.walk(path):
-            try:
-                logging.info(f"Watching {root}")
-                wd = inotify.add_watch(root, watch_flags)
-                wd_to_path[wd] = root
-            except OSError as e:
-                logging.error(f"Error adding watch for {root}: {e}")
-    except FileNotFoundError:
-        logging.warning(f"Could not scan {path} as it was not found.")
+    logging.info(f"Watching {path} and its subdirectories recursively.")
+    for root, _, _ in os.walk(path):
+        try:
+            logging.info(f"Watching {root}")
+            wd = inotify.add_watch(root, watch_flags)
+            wd_to_path[wd] = root
+        except OSError as e:
+            logging.error(f"Error adding watch for {root}: {e}")
 
 
 def main():
@@ -49,12 +47,16 @@ def main():
     wd_to_path = {}
 
     with INotify() as inotify:
-        for path in secrets.WATCH_PATHS:
-            logging.info(f"Watching {path} and its subdirectories recursively.")
-            add_watch_recursive(inotify, path, watch_flags, wd_to_path)
-
         try:
             while True:
+                watched_dirs = set(wd_to_path.values())
+                for path in secrets.WATCH_PATHS:
+                    if path not in watched_dirs:
+                        if os.path.exists(path):
+                            add_watch_recursive(inotify, path, watch_flags, wd_to_path)
+                        else:
+                            logging.warning(f"Watch path {path} does not exist. Will retry.")
+
                 events = inotify.read(timeout=1000)
                 if events:
                     scan_needed = False