diff --git a/lib/tfw/components/inotify/inotify.py b/lib/tfw/components/inotify/inotify.py
index 4e2d1dd..a989f83 100644
--- a/lib/tfw/components/inotify/inotify.py
+++ b/lib/tfw/components/inotify/inotify.py
@@ -97,12 +97,12 @@ class InotifyObserver:
     def _extract_files_from_paths(self):
         files, paths = [], []
         for path in self._paths:
+            path = abspath(path)
             if isdir(path):
                 paths.append(path)
             else:
-                new_file = abspath(path)
-                files.append(new_file)
-                paths.append(dirname(new_file))
+                paths.append(dirname(path))
+                files.append(path)
         self._files, self._paths = files, paths
 
     @property
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class InotifyObserver:
 
     @patterns.setter
     def patterns(self, patterns):
-        self._patterns = patterns
+        self._patterns = patterns or []
         self._reset()
 
     @property
diff --git a/lib/tfw/components/inotify/test_inotify.py b/lib/tfw/components/inotify/test_inotify.py
index c6d0e12..aa910fe 100644
--- a/lib/tfw/components/inotify/test_inotify.py
+++ b/lib/tfw/components/inotify/test_inotify.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from secrets import token_urlsafe
 from pathlib import Path
 from shutil import rmtree
 from os.path import join
-from os import mkdir, rename
+from os import mkdir, remove, rename
 from tempfile import TemporaryDirectory
 
 import watchdog
@@ -140,11 +140,15 @@ def test_delete(context):
 
 def test_paths(context):
     context.observer.paths = context.subdir
-    context.create_random_folder(context.workdir)
+    newdir = context.create_random_folder(context.workdir)
     newfile = context.create_random_file(context.subdir, '.txt')
+    context.check_event(InotifyDirModifiedEvent, context.subdir)
     context.check_event(InotifyFileCreatedEvent, newfile)
-    context.observer.paths = context.subdir
+    context.observer.paths = [newdir, newfile]
+    remove(newfile)
+    context.check_event(InotifyFileDeletedEvent, newfile)
     assert context.check_any()
+    context.observer.paths = context.workdir
 
 def test_patterns(context):
     context.observer.patterns = ['*.txt']