diff --git a/packages/cli/src/assets/dioxus.toml b/packages/cli/src/assets/dioxus.toml
index 6386fb76e..892a6cdf8 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/assets/dioxus.toml
+++ b/packages/cli/src/assets/dioxus.toml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ title = "Dioxus | An elegant GUI library for Rust"
 
 index_on_404 = true
 
-watch_path = ["src"]
+watch_path = ["src", "examples"]
 
 # include `assets` in web platform
 [web.resource]
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/config.rs b/packages/cli/src/config.rs
index 0654dc375..3abf47f0c 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/config.rs
+++ b/packages/cli/src/config.rs
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ impl Default for DioxusConfig {
                 },
                 proxy: Some(vec![]),
                 watcher: WebWatcherConfig {
-                    watch_path: Some(vec![PathBuf::from("src")]),
+                    watch_path: Some(vec![PathBuf::from("src"), PathBuf::from("examples")]),
                     reload_html: Some(false),
                     index_on_404: Some(true),
                 },
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/server/mod.rs b/packages/cli/src/server/mod.rs
index c6073d787..79a5531b6 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/server/mod.rs
+++ b/packages/cli/src/server/mod.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ async fn setup_file_watcher<F: Fn() -> Result<BuildResult> + Send + 'static>(
         .watcher
         .watch_path
         .clone()
-        .unwrap_or_else(|| vec![PathBuf::from("src")]);
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| vec![PathBuf::from("src"), PathBuf::from("examples")]);
 
     let watcher_config = config.clone();
     let mut watcher = notify::recommended_watcher(move |info: notify::Result<notify::Event>| {
@@ -121,12 +121,12 @@ async fn setup_file_watcher<F: Fn() -> Result<BuildResult> + Send + 'static>(
     .unwrap();
 
     for sub_path in allow_watch_path {
-        watcher
-            .watch(
-                &config.crate_dir.join(sub_path),
-                notify::RecursiveMode::Recursive,
-            )
-            .unwrap();
+        if let Err(err) = watcher.watch(
+            &config.crate_dir.join(sub_path),
+            notify::RecursiveMode::Recursive,
+        ) {
+            log::error!("Failed to watch path: {}", err);
+        }
     }
     Ok(watcher)
 }