diff --git a/lib/tfw/components/ide_event_handler.py b/lib/tfw/components/ide_event_handler.py
index 4c4fa6f..72fc073 100644
--- a/lib/tfw/components/ide_event_handler.py
+++ b/lib/tfw/components/ide_event_handler.py
@@ -106,17 +106,13 @@ class IdeEventHandler(EventHandlerBase, MonitorManagerMixin):
 
     The API of each command is documented in their respective handler.
     """
-    def __init__(self, key, directory, allowed_directories, selected_file=None, exclude=None,
-                 additional_watched_directories=None):
+    def __init__(self, key, directory, allowed_directories, selected_file=None, exclude=None):
         """
         :param key: the key this instance should listen to
         :param directory: working directory which the EventHandler should serve files from
         :param allowed_directories: list of directories that can be switched to using the selectdir command
         :param selected_file: file that is selected by default
         :param exclude: list of filenames that should not appear between files (for .o, .pyc, etc.)
-        :param additional_watched_directories: refresh the selected file when files change in these directories
-                                               (the working directory is watched by default, this is useful for
-                                               symlinks and such)
         """
         super().__init__(key)
         try:
@@ -125,16 +121,19 @@ class IdeEventHandler(EventHandlerBase, MonitorManagerMixin):
         except IndexError:
             raise EnvironmentError(f'No file(s) in IdeEventHandler working_directory "{directory}"!')
 
-        self.watched_directories = [self.filemanager.workdir]
-        if additional_watched_directories:
-            self.watched_directories.extend(additional_watched_directories)
-        MonitorManagerMixin.__init__(self, DirectoryMonitor, self.watched_directories)
+        MonitorManagerMixin.__init__(
+            self,
+            DirectoryMonitor,
+            self.filemanager.allowed_directories
+        )
 
-        self.commands = {'read':      self.read,
-                         'write':     self.write,
-                         'select':    self.select,
-                         'selectdir': self.select_dir,
-                         'exclude':   self.exclude}
+        self.commands = {
+            'read':      self.read,
+            'write':     self.write,
+            'select':    self.select,
+            'selectdir': self.select_dir,
+            'exclude':   self.exclude
+        }
 
     def read(self, data):
         """