diff --git a/cista/watching.py b/cista/watching.py
index 49c4f29..ab62ab6 100644
--- a/cista/watching.py
+++ b/cista/watching.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import asyncio
 import shutil
 import stat
-import sys
 import threading
 import time
 from os import stat_result
@@ -190,10 +189,10 @@ def watcher_thread_poll(loop):
 
     while not quit:
         rootpath = config.config.path
-        old = state.root
         new = walk()
-        if old != new:
-            with state.lock:
+        with state.lock:
+            old = state.root
+            if old != new:
                 state.root = new
                 broadcast(format_update(old, new), loop)
 
@@ -333,8 +332,9 @@ async def abroadcast(msg):
 
 async def start(app, loop):
     config.load_config()
+    use_inotify = False  # sys.platform == "linux"
     app.ctx.watcher = threading.Thread(
-        target=watcher_thread if sys.platform == "linux" else watcher_thread_poll,
+        target=watcher_thread if use_inotify else watcher_thread_poll,
         args=[loop],
     )
     app.ctx.watcher.start()
diff --git a/frontend/src/repositories/WS.ts b/frontend/src/repositories/WS.ts
index 0570921..a2476ce 100644
--- a/frontend/src/repositories/WS.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/repositories/WS.ts
@@ -126,16 +126,16 @@ function handleUpdateMessage(updateData: { update: UpdateEntry[] }) {
   let oidx = 0
 
   for (const [action, arg] of update) {
-      if (action === 'k') {
-          newtree.push(...tree.slice(oidx, oidx + arg))
-          oidx += arg
-      }
-      else if (action === 'd') oidx += arg
-      else if (action === 'i') newtree.push(...arg)
-      else console.log("Unknown update action", action, arg)
+    if (action === 'k') {
+      newtree.push(...tree.slice(oidx, oidx + arg))
+      oidx += arg
+    }
+    else if (action === 'd') oidx += arg
+    else if (action === 'i') newtree.push(...arg)
+    else console.log("Unknown update action", action, arg)
   }
   if (oidx != tree.length)
-    throw Error(`Tree update out of sync, number of entries mismatch: got ${oidx}, expected ${tree.length}`)
+    throw Error(`Tree update out of sync, number of entries mismatch: got ${oidx}, expected ${tree.length}, new tree ${newtree.length}`)
   store.updateRoot(newtree)
   tree = newtree
   saveSession()
diff --git a/frontend/src/stores/documents.ts b/frontend/src/stores/documents.ts
index 0d40d75..6004d19 100644
--- a/frontend/src/stores/documents.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/stores/documents.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import { defineStore } from 'pinia'
 import { collator } from '@/utils'
 import { logoutUser } from '@/repositories/User'
 import { watchConnect } from '@/repositories/WS'
-import { format } from 'path'
 
 type FileData = { id: string; mtime: number; size: number; dir: DirectoryData }
 type DirectoryData = {