diff --git a/lib/tfw/components/inotify/inotify.py b/lib/tfw/components/inotify/inotify.py
index 2cf9523..33b0936 100644
--- a/lib/tfw/components/inotify/inotify.py
+++ b/lib/tfw/components/inotify/inotify.py
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ class InotifyObserver:
         self._path = path
         self._patterns = patterns
         self._exclude = exclude
-        self.observer = Observer()
+        self._recursive = recursive
+        self._observer = Observer()
         self._reset(path, patterns, exclude)
 
     def _reset(self, path, patterns, exclude):
@@ -77,8 +78,8 @@ class InotifyObserver:
             def on_any_event(self, event):
                 dispatch_event(event)
         self.handler = TransformerEventHandler(patterns, exclude)
-        self.observer.unschedule_all()
-        self.observer.schedule(self.handler, path, recursive)
+        self._observer.unschedule_all()
+        self._observer.schedule(self.handler, path, self._recursive)
 
     @property
     def path(self):
@@ -108,11 +109,11 @@ class InotifyObserver:
         self._reset(self._path, self._patterns, exclude)
 
     def start(self):
-        self.observer.start()
+        self._observer.start()
 
     def stop(self):
-        self.observer.stop()
-        self.observer.join()
+        self._observer.stop()
+        self._observer.join()
 
     def dispatch_event(self, event):
         event_to_action = {