diff --git a/tfw/components/ide/ide_handler.py b/tfw/components/ide/ide_handler.py
index 3a86da4..cc1d52a 100644
--- a/tfw/components/ide/ide_handler.py
+++ b/tfw/components/ide/ide_handler.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class IdeHandler:
         self.connector = None
         self.filemanager = FileManager(patterns)
         self._initial_file = initial_file or ''
+        self._ignore_inotify_src = ''
 
         self.monitor = InotifyObserver(
             path=self.filemanager.parents,
@@ -53,6 +54,9 @@ class IdeHandler:
         }
 
     def _reload_frontend(self, event):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+        if self._ignore_inotify_src == event.src_path:
+            self._ignore_inotify_src = ''
+            return
         self.send_message({'key': 'ide.reload'})
 
     @property
@@ -90,6 +94,7 @@ class IdeHandler:
 
     def write(self, message):
         try:
+            self._ignore_inotify_src = message['filename']
             self.filemanager.write_file(message['filename'], message['content'])
         except KeyError:
             LOG.error('You must provide a filename to write!')