diff --git a/src/agent/Cargo.lock b/src/agent/Cargo.lock
index a0effc4705..6ceacae669 100644
--- a/src/agent/Cargo.lock
+++ b/src/agent/Cargo.lock
@@ -1764,7 +1764,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "onefuzz",
  "onefuzz-telemetry",
  "path-absolutize",
- "remove_dir_all 0.7.0",
  "reqwest",
  "reqwest-retry",
  "serde",
@@ -2317,19 +2316,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "winapi 0.3.9",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "remove_dir_all"
-version = "0.7.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "882f368737489ea543bc5c340e6f3d34a28c39980bd9a979e47322b26f60ac40"
-dependencies = [
- "libc",
- "log",
- "num_cpus",
- "rayon",
- "winapi 0.3.9",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "reqwest"
 version = "0.10.10"
@@ -2835,7 +2821,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
  "rand 0.8.3",
  "redox_syscall",
- "remove_dir_all 0.5.3",
+ "remove_dir_all",
  "winapi 0.3.9",
 ]
 
diff --git a/src/agent/onefuzz-agent/Cargo.toml b/src/agent/onefuzz-agent/Cargo.toml
index 2cd841f543..e641d139fe 100644
--- a/src/agent/onefuzz-agent/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/agent/onefuzz-agent/Cargo.toml
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ onefuzz = { path = "../onefuzz" }
 onefuzz-telemetry = { path = "../onefuzz-telemetry" }
 path-absolutize = "3.0.6"
 reqwest-retry = { path = "../reqwest-retry" }
-remove_dir_all = "0.7"
 stacktrace-parser = { path = "../stacktrace-parser" }
 storage-queue = { path = "../storage-queue" }
 tempfile = "3.2"
diff --git a/src/agent/onefuzz-agent/src/local/common.rs b/src/agent/onefuzz-agent/src/local/common.rs
index ddd7e1b8d1..33d1383bad 100644
--- a/src/agent/onefuzz-agent/src/local/common.rs
+++ b/src/agent/onefuzz-agent/src/local/common.rs
@@ -4,9 +4,8 @@ use anyhow::Result;
 use backoff::{future::retry, Error as BackoffError, ExponentialBackoff};
 use clap::{App, Arg, ArgMatches};
 use onefuzz::jitter::delay_with_jitter;
-use onefuzz::{blob::BlobContainerUrl, monitor::DirectoryMonitor, syncdir::SyncedDir};
+use onefuzz::{blob::url::BlobContainerUrl, monitor::DirectoryMonitor, syncdir::SyncedDir};
 use path_absolutize::Absolutize;
-use remove_dir_all::remove_dir_all;
 use reqwest::Url;
 use std::task::Poll;
 use std::{
@@ -55,6 +54,8 @@ pub const ANALYSIS_INPUTS: &str = "analysis_inputs";
 pub const ANALYSIS_UNIQUE_INPUTS: &str = "analysis_unique_inputs";
 pub const PRESERVE_EXISTING_OUTPUTS: &str = "preserve_existing_outputs";
 
+pub const CREATE_JOB_DIR: &str = "create_job_dir";
+
 const WAIT_FOR_MAX_WAIT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(10);
 const WAIT_FOR_DIR_DELAY: Duration = Duration::from_secs(1);
 
@@ -139,10 +140,10 @@ pub fn add_common_config(app: App<'static, 'static>) -> App<'static, 'static> {
             .required(false),
     )
     .arg(
-        Arg::with_name("keep_job_dir")
-            .long("keep_job_dir")
+        Arg::with_name(CREATE_JOB_DIR)
+            .long(CREATE_JOB_DIR)
             .required(false)
-            .help("keep the local directory created for running the task"),
+            .help("create a local job directory to sync the files"),
     )
 }
 
@@ -158,40 +159,29 @@ pub fn get_synced_dirs(
     task_id: Uuid,
     args: &ArgMatches<'_>,
 ) -> Result<Vec<SyncedDir>> {
+    let create_job_dir = args.is_present(CREATE_JOB_DIR);
     let current_dir = std::env::current_dir()?;
     args.values_of_os(name)
         .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("argument '{}' not specified", name))?
         .enumerate()
         .map(|(index, remote_path)| {
             let path = PathBuf::from(remote_path);
-            let remote_path = path.absolutize()?;
-            let remote_url = Url::from_file_path(remote_path).expect("invalid file path");
-            let remote_blob_url = BlobContainerUrl::new(remote_url).expect("invalid url");
-            let path = current_dir.join(format!("{}/{}/{}_{}", job_id, task_id, name, index));
-            Ok(SyncedDir {
-                url: remote_blob_url,
-                path,
-            })
+            if create_job_dir {
+                let remote_path = path.absolutize()?;
+                let remote_url = Url::from_file_path(remote_path).expect("invalid file path");
+                let remote_blob_url = BlobContainerUrl::new(remote_url).expect("invalid url");
+                let path = current_dir.join(format!("{}/{}/{}_{}", job_id, task_id, name, index));
+                Ok(SyncedDir {
+                    url: Some(remote_blob_url),
+                    path,
+                })
+            } else {
+                Ok(SyncedDir { url: None, path })
+            }
         })
         .collect()
 }
 
-fn register_cleanup(job_id: Uuid) -> Result<()> {
-    let path = std::env::current_dir()?.join(job_id.to_string());
-    atexit::register(move || {
-        // only cleaing up if the path exists upon exit
-        if std::fs::metadata(&path).is_ok() {
-            let result = remove_dir_all(&path);
-
-            // don't panic if the remove failed but the path is gone
-            if result.is_err() && std::fs::metadata(&path).is_ok() {
-                result.expect("cleanup failed");
-            }
-        }
-    });
-    Ok(())
-}
-
 pub fn get_synced_dir(
     name: &str,
     job_id: Uuid,
@@ -199,13 +189,21 @@ pub fn get_synced_dir(
     args: &ArgMatches<'_>,
 ) -> Result<SyncedDir> {
     let remote_path = value_t!(args, name, PathBuf)?.absolutize()?.into_owned();
-    let remote_url = Url::from_file_path(remote_path).map_err(|_| anyhow!("invalid file path"))?;
-    let remote_blob_url = BlobContainerUrl::new(remote_url)?;
-    let path = std::env::current_dir()?.join(format!("{}/{}/{}", job_id, task_id, name));
-    Ok(SyncedDir {
-        url: remote_blob_url,
-        path,
-    })
+    if args.is_present(CREATE_JOB_DIR) {
+        let remote_url =
+            Url::from_file_path(remote_path).map_err(|_| anyhow!("invalid file path"))?;
+        let remote_blob_url = BlobContainerUrl::new(remote_url)?;
+        let path = std::env::current_dir()?.join(format!("{}/{}/{}", job_id, task_id, name));
+        Ok(SyncedDir {
+            url: Some(remote_blob_url),
+            path,
+        })
+    } else {
+        Ok(SyncedDir {
+            url: None,
+            path: remote_path,
+        })
+    }
 }
 
 // NOTE: generate_task_id is intended to change the default behavior for local
@@ -238,10 +236,6 @@ pub fn build_local_context(
         PathBuf::default()
     };
 
-    if !args.is_present("keep_job_dir") {
-        register_cleanup(job_id)?;
-    }
-
     let common_config = CommonConfig {
         job_id,
         task_id,
@@ -333,7 +327,7 @@ pub trait SyncCountDirMonitor<T: Sized> {
 
 impl SyncCountDirMonitor<SyncedDir> for SyncedDir {
     fn monitor_count(self, event_sender: &Option<UnboundedSender<UiEvent>>) -> Result<Self> {
-        if let (Some(event_sender), Some(p)) = (event_sender, self.url.as_file_path()) {
+        if let (Some(event_sender), Some(p)) = (event_sender, self.remote_url()?.as_file_path()) {
             event_sender.send(UiEvent::MonitorDir(p))?;
         }
         Ok(self)
diff --git a/src/agent/onefuzz-agent/src/local/libfuzzer.rs b/src/agent/onefuzz-agent/src/local/libfuzzer.rs
index 4b46c757d1..30c7d44996 100644
--- a/src/agent/onefuzz-agent/src/local/libfuzzer.rs
+++ b/src/agent/onefuzz-agent/src/local/libfuzzer.rs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ pub async fn run(
     let fuzz_config = build_fuzz_config(args, context.common_config.clone(), event_sender.clone())?;
     let crash_dir = fuzz_config
         .crashes
-        .url
+        .remote_url()?
         .as_file_path()
         .expect("invalid crash dir remote location");
 
diff --git a/src/agent/onefuzz-agent/src/local/radamsa.rs b/src/agent/onefuzz-agent/src/local/radamsa.rs
index 44c5663a48..c89d12cb22 100644
--- a/src/agent/onefuzz-agent/src/local/radamsa.rs
+++ b/src/agent/onefuzz-agent/src/local/radamsa.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ pub async fn run(
     let fuzz_config = build_fuzz_config(args, context.common_config.clone(), event_sender.clone())?;
     let crash_dir = fuzz_config
         .crashes
-        .url
+        .remote_url()?
         .as_file_path()
         .expect("invalid crash dir remote location");
 
diff --git a/src/agent/onefuzz-agent/src/tasks/analysis/generic.rs b/src/agent/onefuzz-agent/src/tasks/analysis/generic.rs
index d598f13a43..8507d58c38 100644
--- a/src/agent/onefuzz-agent/src/tasks/analysis/generic.rs
+++ b/src/agent/onefuzz-agent/src/tasks/analysis/generic.rs
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ async fn run_existing(config: &Config, reports_dir: &Option<PathBuf>) -> Result<
 
 async fn already_checked(config: &Config, input: &BlobUrl) -> Result<bool> {
     let result = if let Some(crashes) = &config.crashes {
-        crashes.url.account() == input.account()
-            && crashes.url.container() == input.container()
+        crashes.url.clone().and_then(|u| u.account()) == input.account()
+            && crashes.url.clone().and_then(|u| u.container()) == input.container()
             && crashes.path.join(input.name()).exists()
     } else {
         false
@@ -211,12 +211,14 @@ pub async fn run_tool(
         })
         .set_optional_ref(&config.crashes, |tester, crashes| {
             tester
-                .set_optional_ref(&crashes.url.account(), |tester, account| {
-                    tester.crashes_account(account)
-                })
-                .set_optional_ref(&crashes.url.container(), |tester, container| {
-                    tester.crashes_container(container)
-                })
+                .set_optional_ref(
+                    &crashes.url.clone().and_then(|u| u.account()),
+                    |tester, account| tester.crashes_account(account),
+                )
+                .set_optional_ref(
+                    &crashes.url.clone().and_then(|u| u.container()),
+                    |tester, container| tester.crashes_container(container),
+                )
         });
 
     let analyzer_path = expand.evaluate_value(&config.analyzer_exe)?;
diff --git a/src/agent/onefuzz-agent/src/tasks/fuzz/generator.rs b/src/agent/onefuzz-agent/src/tasks/fuzz/generator.rs
index d427141613..efe385eabf 100644
--- a/src/agent/onefuzz-agent/src/tasks/fuzz/generator.rs
+++ b/src/agent/onefuzz-agent/src/tasks/fuzz/generator.rs
@@ -244,15 +244,21 @@ mod tests {
             generator_options,
             readonly_inputs: vec![SyncedDir {
                 path: readonly_inputs_local,
-                url: BlobContainerUrl::parse(Url::from_directory_path(inputs).unwrap())?,
+                url: Some(BlobContainerUrl::parse(
+                    Url::from_directory_path(inputs).unwrap(),
+                )?),
             }],
             crashes: SyncedDir {
                 path: crashes_local,
-                url: BlobContainerUrl::parse(Url::from_directory_path(crashes).unwrap())?,
+                url: Some(BlobContainerUrl::parse(
+                    Url::from_directory_path(crashes).unwrap(),
+                )?),
             },
             tools: Some(SyncedDir {
                 path: tools_local,
-                url: BlobContainerUrl::parse(Url::from_directory_path(radamsa_dir).unwrap())?,
+                url: Some(BlobContainerUrl::parse(
+                    Url::from_directory_path(radamsa_dir).unwrap(),
+                )?),
             }),
             target_exe: Default::default(),
             target_env: Default::default(),
diff --git a/src/agent/onefuzz-agent/src/tasks/fuzz/supervisor.rs b/src/agent/onefuzz-agent/src/tasks/fuzz/supervisor.rs
index 43fc7d192a..234d83cb14 100644
--- a/src/agent/onefuzz-agent/src/tasks/fuzz/supervisor.rs
+++ b/src/agent/onefuzz-agent/src/tasks/fuzz/supervisor.rs
@@ -199,12 +199,14 @@ async fn start_supervisor(
         .set_optional_ref(&config.common.instance_telemetry_key, |tester, key| {
             tester.instance_telemetry_key(&key)
         })
-        .set_optional_ref(&config.crashes.url.account(), |tester, account| {
-            tester.crashes_account(account)
-        })
-        .set_optional_ref(&config.crashes.url.container(), |tester, container| {
-            tester.crashes_container(container)
-        });
+        .set_optional_ref(
+            &config.crashes.url.clone().and_then(|u| u.account()),
+            |tester, account| tester.crashes_account(account),
+        )
+        .set_optional_ref(
+            &config.crashes.url.clone().and_then(|u| u.container()),
+            |tester, container| tester.crashes_container(container),
+        );
 
     let supervisor_path = expand.evaluate_value(&config.supervisor_exe)?;
     let mut cmd = Command::new(supervisor_path);
@@ -285,15 +287,18 @@ mod tests {
         let corpus_dir_local = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap().path().into();
         let crashes = SyncedDir {
             path: crashes_local,
-            url: BlobContainerUrl::parse(Url::from_directory_path(fault_dir_temp).unwrap())
-                .unwrap(),
+            url: Some(
+                BlobContainerUrl::parse(Url::from_directory_path(fault_dir_temp).unwrap()).unwrap(),
+            ),
         };
 
         let corpus_dir_temp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
         let corpus_dir = SyncedDir {
             path: corpus_dir_local,
-            url: BlobContainerUrl::parse(Url::from_directory_path(corpus_dir_temp).unwrap())
-                .unwrap(),
+            url: Some(
+                BlobContainerUrl::parse(Url::from_directory_path(corpus_dir_temp).unwrap())
+                    .unwrap(),
+            ),
         };
         let seed_file_name = corpus_dir.path.join("seed.txt");
         tokio::fs::write(seed_file_name, "xyz").await.unwrap();
diff --git a/src/agent/onefuzz-agent/src/tasks/generic/input_poller.rs b/src/agent/onefuzz-agent/src/tasks/generic/input_poller.rs
index ff7ff91039..ef91b7894d 100644
--- a/src/agent/onefuzz-agent/src/tasks/generic/input_poller.rs
+++ b/src/agent/onefuzz-agent/src/tasks/generic/input_poller.rs
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ impl<M> InputPoller<M> {
                 let dir_relative = input_path.strip_prefix(&dir_path)?;
                 dir_relative.display().to_string()
             };
-            let url = to_process.try_url().map(|x| x.blob(blob_name).url()).ok();
+            let url = to_process.try_url().map(|x| x.blob(blob_name).url());
 
             processor.process(url, &path).await?;
         }
@@ -160,8 +160,8 @@ impl<M> InputPoller<M> {
     pub async fn seen_in_batch(&self, url: &Url) -> Result<bool> {
         let result = if let Some(batch_dir) = &self.batch_dir {
             if let Ok(blob) = BlobUrl::new(url.clone()) {
-                batch_dir.try_url()?.account() == blob.account()
-                    && batch_dir.try_url()?.container() == blob.container()
+                batch_dir.try_url().and_then(|u| u.account()) == blob.account()
+                    && batch_dir.try_url().and_then(|u| u.container()) == blob.container()
                     && batch_dir.path.join(blob.name()).exists()
             } else {
                 false
diff --git a/src/agent/onefuzz-agent/src/tasks/regression/common.rs b/src/agent/onefuzz-agent/src/tasks/regression/common.rs
index 4cc124afcf..3a1ae3a162 100644
--- a/src/agent/onefuzz-agent/src/tasks/regression/common.rs
+++ b/src/agent/onefuzz-agent/src/tasks/regression/common.rs
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ pub async fn handle_inputs(
             .to_string_lossy()
             .to_string();
 
-        let input_url = readonly_inputs.url.url().join(&file_name)?;
+        let input_url = readonly_inputs.remote_url()?.url().join(&file_name)?;
 
         let crash_test_result = handler.get_crash_result(file_path, input_url).await?;
         RegressionReport {
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ pub async fn handle_crash_reports(
             }
             .ok_or_else(|| format_err!("crash report is missing input blob: {}", file_name))?;
 
-            let input_url = crashes.url.blob(&input_blob.name).url();
+            let input_url = crashes.remote_url()?.url().clone();
             let input = crashes.path.join(&input_blob.name);
             let crash_test_result = handler.get_crash_result(input, input_url).await?;
 
diff --git a/src/agent/onefuzz/src/syncdir.rs b/src/agent/onefuzz/src/syncdir.rs
index ba6d74335b..3b94d3e781 100644
--- a/src/agent/onefuzz/src/syncdir.rs
+++ b/src/agent/onefuzz/src/syncdir.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use crate::{
 use anyhow::{Context, Result};
 use futures::stream::StreamExt;
 use onefuzz_telemetry::{Event, EventData};
-use reqwest::StatusCode;
+use reqwest::{StatusCode, Url};
 use reqwest_retry::{RetryCheck, SendRetry, DEFAULT_RETRY_PERIOD, MAX_RETRY_ATTEMPTS};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::{path::PathBuf, str, time::Duration};
@@ -30,13 +30,21 @@ const DEFAULT_CONTINUOUS_SYNC_DELAY_SECONDS: u64 = 60;
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Clone, PartialEq)]
 pub struct SyncedDir {
     pub path: PathBuf,
-    pub url: BlobContainerUrl,
+    pub url: Option<BlobContainerUrl>,
 }
 
 impl SyncedDir {
+    pub fn remote_url(&self) -> Result<BlobContainerUrl> {
+        let url = self.url.clone().unwrap_or(BlobContainerUrl::new(
+            Url::from_file_path(self.path.clone()).map_err(|_| anyhow!("invalid path"))?,
+        )?);
+        Ok(url)
+    }
+
     pub async fn sync(&self, operation: SyncOperation, delete_dst: bool) -> Result<()> {
         let dir = &self.path.join("");
-        if let Some(dest) = self.url.as_file_path() {
+
+        if let Some(dest) = self.url.clone().and_then(|u| u.as_file_path()) {
             debug!("syncing {:?} {}", operation, dest.display());
             match operation {
                 SyncOperation::Push => {
@@ -56,19 +64,20 @@ impl SyncedDir {
                     .await
                 }
             }
-        } else {
-            let url = self.url.url();
+        } else if let Some(url) = self.url.clone().map(|u| u.url().clone()) {
             let url = url.as_ref();
             debug!("syncing {:?} {}", operation, dir.display());
             match operation {
                 SyncOperation::Push => az_copy::sync(dir, url, delete_dst).await,
                 SyncOperation::Pull => az_copy::sync(url, dir, delete_dst).await,
             }
+        } else {
+            Ok(())
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn try_url(&self) -> Result<&BlobContainerUrl> {
-        Ok(&self.url)
+    pub fn try_url(&self) -> Option<BlobContainerUrl> {
+        self.url.clone()
     }
 
     pub async fn init_pull(&self) -> Result<()> {
@@ -77,7 +86,7 @@ impl SyncedDir {
     }
 
     pub async fn init(&self) -> Result<()> {
-        if let Some(remote_path) = self.url.as_file_path() {
+        if let Some(remote_path) = self.url.clone().and_then(|u| u.as_file_path()) {
             fs::create_dir_all(remote_path).await?;
         }
 
@@ -122,48 +131,64 @@ impl SyncedDir {
 
     // Conditionally upload a report, if it would not be a duplicate.
     pub async fn upload<T: Serialize>(&self, name: &str, data: &T) -> Result<bool> {
-        match self.url.as_file_path() {
-            Some(path) => {
-                let path = path.join(name);
-                if !exists(&path).await? {
-                    let data = serde_json::to_vec(&data)?;
-                    fs::write(path, data).await?;
-                    Ok(true)
-                } else {
-                    Ok(false)
+        if let Some(url) = self.url.clone() {
+            match url.as_file_path() {
+                Some(path) => {
+                    let path = path.join(name);
+                    if !exists(&path).await? {
+                        let data = serde_json::to_vec(&data)?;
+                        fs::write(path, data).await?;
+                        Ok(true)
+                    } else {
+                        Ok(false)
+                    }
                 }
-            }
-            None => {
-                let url = self.url.blob(name).url();
-                let blob = BlobClient::new();
-                let result = blob
-                    .put(url.clone())
-                    .json(data)
-                    // Conditional PUT, only if-not-exists.
-                    // https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/storageservices/specifying-conditional-headers-for-blob-service-operations
-                    .header("If-None-Match", "*")
-                    .send_retry(
-                        |code| match code {
-                            StatusCode::CONFLICT => RetryCheck::Succeed,
-                            _ => RetryCheck::Retry,
-                        },
-                        DEFAULT_RETRY_PERIOD,
-                        MAX_RETRY_ATTEMPTS,
-                    )
-                    .await
-                    .context("SyncedDir.upload")?;
+                None => {
+                    let url = url.blob(name).url();
+                    let blob = BlobClient::new();
+                    let result = blob
+                        .put(url.clone())
+                        .json(data)
+                        // Conditional PUT, only if-not-exists.
+                        // https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/storageservices/specifying-conditional-headers-for-blob-service-operations
+                        .header("If-None-Match", "*")
+                        .send_retry(
+                            |code| match code {
+                                StatusCode::CONFLICT => RetryCheck::Succeed,
+                                _ => RetryCheck::Retry,
+                            },
+                            DEFAULT_RETRY_PERIOD,
+                            MAX_RETRY_ATTEMPTS,
+                        )
+                        .await
+                        .context("SyncedDir.upload")?;
 
-                Ok(result.status() == StatusCode::CREATED)
+                    Ok(result.status() == StatusCode::CREATED)
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            let path = self.path.join(name);
+            if !exists(&path).await? {
+                let data = serde_json::to_vec(&data)?;
+                fs::write(path, data).await?;
+                Ok(true)
+            } else {
+                Ok(false)
             }
         }
     }
 
-    async fn file_monitor_event(&self, event: Event, ignore_dotfiles: bool) -> Result<()> {
-        debug!("monitoring {}", self.path.display());
-        let mut monitor = DirectoryMonitor::new(self.path.clone());
+    async fn file_monitor_event(
+        path: PathBuf,
+        url: BlobContainerUrl,
+        event: Event,
+        ignore_dotfiles: bool,
+    ) -> Result<()> {
+        debug!("monitoring {}", path.display());
+        let mut monitor = DirectoryMonitor::new(path.clone());
         monitor.start()?;
 
-        if let Some(path) = self.url.as_file_path() {
+        if let Some(path) = url.as_file_path() {
             fs::create_dir_all(&path).await?;
 
             while let Some(item) = monitor.next().await {
@@ -192,7 +217,7 @@ impl SyncedDir {
                 }
             }
         } else {
-            let mut uploader = BlobUploader::new(self.url.url().clone());
+            let mut uploader = BlobUploader::new(url.url().clone());
 
             while let Some(item) = monitor.next().await {
                 let file_name = item
@@ -207,7 +232,7 @@ impl SyncedDir {
                     let error_message = format!(
                         "Couldn't upload file.  path:{} dir:{} err:{}",
                         item.display(),
-                        self.path.display(),
+                        path.display(),
                         err
                     );
 
@@ -235,17 +260,26 @@ impl SyncedDir {
     /// to be initialized, but a user-supplied binary, (such as AFL) logically owns
     /// a directory, and may reset it.
     pub async fn monitor_results(&self, event: Event, ignore_dotfiles: bool) -> Result<()> {
-        loop {
-            debug!("waiting to monitor {}", self.path.display());
+        if let Some(url) = self.url.clone() {
+            loop {
+                debug!("waiting to monitor {}", self.path.display());
 
-            while fs::metadata(&self.path).await.is_err() {
-                debug!("dir {} not ready to monitor, delaying", self.path.display());
-                delay_with_jitter(DELAY).await;
-            }
+                while fs::metadata(&self.path).await.is_err() {
+                    debug!("dir {} not ready to monitor, delaying", self.path.display());
+                    delay_with_jitter(DELAY).await;
+                }
 
-            debug!("starting monitor for {}", self.path.display());
-            self.file_monitor_event(event.clone(), ignore_dotfiles)
+                debug!("starting monitor for {}", self.path.display());
+                Self::file_monitor_event(
+                    self.path.clone(),
+                    url.clone(),
+                    event.clone(),
+                    ignore_dotfiles,
+                )
                 .await?;
+            }
+        } else {
+            Ok(())
         }
     }
 }