diff --git a/lib/tfw/components/directory_monitor.py b/lib/tfw/components/directory_monitor.py
index 6dbf78f..7e7a11e 100644
--- a/lib/tfw/components/directory_monitor.py
+++ b/lib/tfw/components/directory_monitor.py
@@ -12,9 +12,17 @@ class WebideReloadEventHandler(FileSystemEventHandler):
     def __init__(self):
         super().__init__()
         self.uplink = ServerUplinkConnector()
+        self._paused = False
+
+    def pause(self):
+        self._paused = True
+
+    def resume(self):
+        self._paused = False
 
     @RateLimiter(rate_per_second=5)
     def on_modified(self, event):
+        if self._paused: return
         log.debug(event)
         anchor = 'anchor_webide'
         self.uplink.send(anchor, {'anchor': anchor,
@@ -24,7 +32,9 @@ class WebideReloadEventHandler(FileSystemEventHandler):
 class DirectoryMonitor:
     def __init__(self, directory):
         self.observer = Observer()
-        self.observer.schedule(WebideReloadEventHandler(), directory, recursive=True)
+        self.eventhandler = WebideReloadEventHandler()
+        self.observer.schedule(self.eventhandler, directory, recursive=True)
+        self.pause, self.resume = self.eventhandler.pause, self.eventhandler.resume
 
     def watch(self):
         self.observer.start()
diff --git a/lib/tfw/components/source_code_event_handler.py b/lib/tfw/components/source_code_event_handler.py
index a0964a8..d838a27 100644
--- a/lib/tfw/components/source_code_event_handler.py
+++ b/lib/tfw/components/source_code_event_handler.py
@@ -68,9 +68,11 @@ class SourceCodeEventHandler(EventHandlerBase, SupervisorMixin):
         return data
 
     def write(self, data):
+        self.monitor.pause()
         try: self.filemanager.file_contents = data['content']
         except Exception: log.exception('Error writing file!')
         self.restart_process()
+        self.monitor.resume()
         return data
 
     def select(self, data):