diff --git a/src/watch/index.ts b/src/watch/index.ts
index 91f52a9ec..8629ade9e 100644
--- a/src/watch/index.ts
+++ b/src/watch/index.ts
@@ -245,9 +245,11 @@ export const watchCommand = command({
 	).on('all', reRun);
 
 	if (resolvedIncludes.length > 0) {
-		const globParents = resolvedIncludes.map(pattern => (isGlob(pattern)
-			? globParent(pattern)
-			: pattern));
+		const globParents = resolvedIncludes.map(pattern => (
+			isGlob(pattern)
+				? globParent(pattern)
+				: pattern
+		));
 
 		watch(globParents, {
 			cwd: process.cwd(),
@@ -255,8 +257,13 @@ export const watchCommand = command({
 			ignorePermissionErrors: true,
 			// ignore all files not in includes or explicitly excluded
 			// we need to make sure not to ignore directories otherwise chokidar won't check for it
-			ignored: file => !globParents.includes(file)
-				&& (!isOptionsInclude(file) || isOptionsExclude(file)),
+			ignored: file => (
+				!globParents.includes(file)
+				&& (
+					!isOptionsInclude(file)
+					|| isOptionsExclude(file)
+				)
+			),
 		}).on('all', reRun);
 	}
 
diff --git a/tests/specs/watch.ts b/tests/specs/watch.ts
index 66b0740f9..acae26fa5 100644
--- a/tests/specs/watch.ts
+++ b/tests/specs/watch.ts
@@ -225,7 +225,8 @@ export default testSuite(async ({ describe }, { tsx }: NodeApis) => {
 		describe('include', ({ test }) => {
 			test('file path & glob', async () => {
 				const entryFile = 'index.js';
-				const fileA = 'file-a';
+				// Watches hidden file
+				const fileA = '.file-a';
 				const fileB = 'directory/file-b';
 				await using fixture = await createFixture({
 					[entryFile]: `
@@ -363,7 +364,7 @@ export default testSuite(async ({ describe }, { tsx }: NodeApis) => {
 				const fileB = 'directory/file-b.js';
 				const depA = 'node_modules/a/index.js';
 
-				await using fixtureGlob = await createFixture({
+				await using fixture = await createFixture({
 					[fileA]: 'export default "logA"',
 					[fileB]: 'export default "logB"',
 					[depA]: 'export default "logC"',
@@ -380,11 +381,11 @@ export default testSuite(async ({ describe }, { tsx }: NodeApis) => {
 						'watch',
 						'--clear-screen=false',
 						`--ignore=../${fileA}`,
-						'--ignore=abra.js',
+						'--ignore=doesnt-exist.js',
 						'--exclude=../directory/*',
 						'index.js',
 					],
-					path.join(fixtureGlob.path, 'process-directory'),
+					fixture.getPath('process-directory'),
 				);
 
 				onTestFail(async () => {
@@ -411,13 +412,13 @@ export default testSuite(async ({ describe }, { tsx }: NodeApis) => {
 							if (data === 'logA logB logC\n') {
 								// These changes should not trigger a re-run
 								await Promise.all([
-									fixtureGlob.writeFile(fileA, `export default "${negativeSignal}"`),
-									fixtureGlob.writeFile(fileB, `export default "${negativeSignal}"`),
-									fixtureGlob.writeFile(depA, `export default "${negativeSignal}"`),
+									fixture.writeFile(fileA, `export default "${negativeSignal}"`),
+									fixture.writeFile(fileB, `export default "${negativeSignal}"`),
+									fixture.writeFile(depA, `export default "${negativeSignal}"`),
 								]);
 
 								await setTimeout(1000);
-								fixtureGlob.writeFile(entryFile, 'console.log("TERMINATE")');
+								fixture.writeFile(entryFile, 'console.log("TERMINATE")');
 								return true;
 							}
 						},