diff --git a/lib/monitor/run.js b/lib/monitor/run.js
index a2a0f29f..48b898f5 100644
--- a/lib/monitor/run.js
+++ b/lib/monitor/run.js
@@ -86,9 +86,10 @@ function run(options) {
   if (executable === 'node') {
     var forkArgs = cmd.args.slice(1);
     var env = utils.merge(options.execOptions.env, process.env);
+    stdio.push('ipc');
     child = fork(options.execOptions.script, forkArgs, {
       env: env,
-      silent: true,
+      stdio: stdio,
     });
   } else {
     child = spawn.apply(null, spawnArgs);
@@ -237,13 +238,10 @@ function run(options) {
           callback();
         });
       }
-    } else if (!noRestart && executable !== 'node') {
+    } else if (!noRestart) {
       // if there's no child, then we need to manually start the process
       // this is because as there was no child, the child.on('exit') event
       // handler doesn't exist which would normally trigger the restart.
-      //
-      // We only perform this for non-node processes since `fork` automatically
-      // handles cleanup of child processes when the parent dies.
       bus.once('start', callback);
       restart();
     } else {
diff --git a/lib/monitor/watch.js b/lib/monitor/watch.js
index d9f870a5..68220b54 100644
--- a/lib/monitor/watch.js
+++ b/lib/monitor/watch.js
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ function watch() {
         }
 
         watchedFiles.push(file);
-        total++;
+        watchedFiles = Array.from(new Set(watchedFiles)); // ensure no dupes
+        total = watchedFiles.length;
         debug('watching dir: %s', file);
       });
       watcher.on('ready', function () {
@@ -146,8 +147,6 @@ function filterAndRestart(files) {
     // reset the last check so we're only looking at recently modified files
     config.lastStarted = Date.now();
 
-    console.log(matched.result);
-
     if (matched.result.length) {
       if (config.options.delay > 0) {
         utils.log.detail('delaying restart for ' + config.options.delay + 'ms');