diff --git a/lib/server.js b/lib/server.js
index 63451da..e5e0274 100644
--- a/lib/server.js
+++ b/lib/server.js
@@ -396,8 +396,7 @@ var SolidusServer = function( options ){
 
         return false;
       },
-      ignoreInitial: true,
-      interval: 1000
+      ignoreInitial: true
     });
 
     watcher.on( 'add', function( file_path ){
@@ -495,4 +494,4 @@ SolidusServer.extensions = {
 util.inherits( SolidusServer, EventEmitter );
 
 // export our module
-module.exports = SolidusServer;
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+module.exports = SolidusServer;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ff86944..9577765 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     "sugar": "~1.3.8",
     "xdate": "~0.8.0",
     "moment": "~2.0.0",
-    "chokidar": "~0.6.2",
+    "chokidar": "^1.6.0",
     "connect": "~2.8.4",
     "hyperquest": "~0.1.7",
     "lru-cache": "~2.3.1",
diff --git a/test/solidus.js b/test/solidus.js
index 6310f44..42656ac 100644
--- a/test/solidus.js
+++ b/test/solidus.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 const DEFAULT_ENCODING = 'UTF8';
-const FILESYSTEM_DELAY = 1100;
+const FILESYSTEM_DELAY = 150;
 
 var path = require('path');
 var assert = require('assert');
@@ -1384,4 +1384,4 @@ describe( 'Solidus', function(){
       done();
     });
   });
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});