diff --git a/app/config.ts b/app/config.ts
index 05f6b863..5aca99f9 100644
--- a/app/config.ts
+++ b/app/config.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import fs from 'fs';
+import chokidar from 'chokidar';
 import notify from './notify';
 import {_import, getDefaultConfig} from './config/import';
 import _openConfig from './config/open';
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import {parsedConfig, configOptions} from '../lib/config';
 
 const watchers: Function[] = [];
 let cfg: parsedConfig = {} as any;
-let _watcher: fs.FSWatcher;
+let _watcher: chokidar.FSWatcher;
 
 export const getDeprecatedCSS = (config: configOptions) => {
   const deprecated: string[] = [];
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ const checkDeprecatedConfig = () => {
 
 const _watch = () => {
   if (_watcher) {
-    return _watcher;
+    return;
   }
 
   const onChange = () => {
@@ -49,39 +49,11 @@ const _watch = () => {
     }, 100);
   };
 
-  // Windows
-  if (process.platform === 'win32') {
-    // watch for changes on config every 2s on Windows
-    // https://github.com/vercel/hyper/pull/1772
-    _watcher = fs.watchFile(cfgPath, {interval: 2000}, (curr, prev) => {
-      if (!curr.mtime || curr.mtime.getTime() === 0) {
-        console.error('error watching config');
-      } else if (curr.mtime.getTime() !== prev.mtime.getTime()) {
-        onChange();
-      }
-    }) as any;
-    return;
-  }
-  // macOS/Linux
-  function setWatcher() {
-    try {
-      _watcher = fs.watch(cfgPath, (eventType) => {
-        if (eventType === 'rename') {
-          _watcher.close();
-          // Ensure that new file has been written
-          setTimeout(() => setWatcher(), 500);
-        }
-      });
-    } catch (e) {
-      console.error('Failed to watch config file:', cfgPath, e);
-      return;
-    }
-    _watcher.on('change', onChange);
-    _watcher.on('error', (error) => {
-      console.error('error watching config', error);
-    });
-  }
-  setWatcher();
+  _watcher = chokidar.watch(cfgPath);
+  _watcher.on('change', onChange);
+  _watcher.on('error', (error) => {
+    console.error('error watching config', error);
+  });
 };
 
 export const subscribe = (fn: Function) => {
diff --git a/app/package.json b/app/package.json
index 1d5a63c3..173bebb2 100644
--- a/app/package.json
+++ b/app/package.json
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
   "repository": "zeit/hyper",
   "dependencies": {
     "async-retry": "1.3.1",
+    "chokidar": "^3.4.0",
     "color": "3.1.2",
     "convert-css-color-name-to-hex": "0.1.1",
     "default-shell": "1.0.1",
diff --git a/app/yarn.lock b/app/yarn.lock
index 6cd471d4..56e4691d 100644
--- a/app/yarn.lock
+++ b/app/yarn.lock
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@ ansi-regex@^4.1.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ansi-regex/-/ansi-regex-4.1.0.tgz#8b9f8f08cf1acb843756a839ca8c7e3168c51997"
   integrity sha512-1apePfXM1UOSqw0o9IiFAovVz9M5S1Dg+4TrDwfMewQ6p/rmMueb7tWZjQ1rx4Loy1ArBggoqGpfqqdI4rondg==
 
+anymatch@~3.1.1:
+  version "3.1.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/anymatch/-/anymatch-3.1.1.tgz#c55ecf02185e2469259399310c173ce31233b142"
+  integrity sha512-mM8522psRCqzV+6LhomX5wgp25YVibjh8Wj23I5RPkPppSVSjyKD2A2mBJmWGa+KN7f2D6LNh9jkBCeyLktzjg==
+  dependencies:
+    normalize-path "^3.0.0"
+    picomatch "^2.0.4"
+
 async-retry@1.3.1:
   version "1.3.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/async-retry/-/async-retry-1.3.1.tgz#139f31f8ddce50c0870b0ba558a6079684aaed55"
@@ -29,6 +37,33 @@ at-least-node@^1.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/at-least-node/-/at-least-node-1.0.0.tgz#602cd4b46e844ad4effc92a8011a3c46e0238dc2"
   integrity sha512-+q/t7Ekv1EDY2l6Gda6LLiX14rU9TV20Wa3ofeQmwPFZbOMo9DXrLbOjFaaclkXKWidIaopwAObQDqwWtGUjqg==
 
+binary-extensions@^2.0.0:
+  version "2.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/binary-extensions/-/binary-extensions-2.1.0.tgz#30fa40c9e7fe07dbc895678cd287024dea241dd9"
+  integrity sha512-1Yj8h9Q+QDF5FzhMs/c9+6UntbD5MkRfRwac8DoEm9ZfUBZ7tZ55YcGVAzEe4bXsdQHEk+s9S5wsOKVdZrw0tQ==
+
+braces@~3.0.2:
+  version "3.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/braces/-/braces-3.0.2.tgz#3454e1a462ee8d599e236df336cd9ea4f8afe107"
+  integrity sha512-b8um+L1RzM3WDSzvhm6gIz1yfTbBt6YTlcEKAvsmqCZZFw46z626lVj9j1yEPW33H5H+lBQpZMP1k8l+78Ha0A==
+  dependencies:
+    fill-range "^7.0.1"
+
+chokidar@^3.4.0:
+  version "3.4.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/chokidar/-/chokidar-3.4.0.tgz#b30611423ce376357c765b9b8f904b9fba3c0be8"
+  integrity sha512-aXAaho2VJtisB/1fg1+3nlLJqGOuewTzQpd/Tz0yTg2R0e4IGtshYvtjowyEumcBv2z+y4+kc75Mz7j5xJskcQ==
+  dependencies:
+    anymatch "~3.1.1"
+    braces "~3.0.2"
+    glob-parent "~5.1.0"
+    is-binary-path "~2.1.0"
+    is-glob "~4.0.1"
+    normalize-path "~3.0.0"
+    readdirp "~3.4.0"
+  optionalDependencies:
+    fsevents "~2.1.2"
+
 color-convert@^1.9.1:
   version "1.9.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/color-convert/-/color-convert-1.9.3.tgz#bb71850690e1f136567de629d2d5471deda4c1e8"
@@ -231,6 +266,13 @@ file-uri-to-path@2.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/file-uri-to-path/-/file-uri-to-path-2.0.0.tgz#7b415aeba227d575851e0a5b0c640d7656403fba"
   integrity sha512-hjPFI8oE/2iQPVe4gbrJ73Pp+Xfub2+WI2LlXDbsaJBwT5wuMh35WNWVYYTpnz895shtwfyutMFLFywpQAFdLg==
 
+fill-range@^7.0.1:
+  version "7.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/fill-range/-/fill-range-7.0.1.tgz#1919a6a7c75fe38b2c7c77e5198535da9acdda40"
+  integrity sha512-qOo9F+dMUmC2Lcb4BbVvnKJxTPjCm+RRpe4gDuGrzkL7mEVl/djYSu2OdQ2Pa302N4oqkSg9ir6jaLWJ2USVpQ==
+  dependencies:
+    to-regex-range "^5.0.1"
+
 find-up@^3.0.0:
   version "3.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/find-up/-/find-up-3.0.0.tgz#49169f1d7993430646da61ecc5ae355c21c97b73"
@@ -248,6 +290,11 @@ fs-extra@9.0.1:
     jsonfile "^6.0.1"
     universalify "^1.0.0"
 
+fsevents@~2.1.2:
+  version "2.1.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/fsevents/-/fsevents-2.1.3.tgz#fb738703ae8d2f9fe900c33836ddebee8b97f23e"
+  integrity sha512-Auw9a4AxqWpa9GUfj370BMPzzyncfBABW8Mab7BGWBYDj4Isgq+cDKtx0i6u9jcX9pQDnswsaaOTgTmA5pEjuQ==
+
 get-stream@^4.0.0:
   version "4.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/get-stream/-/get-stream-4.1.0.tgz#c1b255575f3dc21d59bfc79cd3d2b46b1c3a54b5"
@@ -271,6 +318,13 @@ git-describe@4.0.4:
   optionalDependencies:
     semver "^5.6.0"
 
+glob-parent@~5.1.0:
+  version "5.1.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/glob-parent/-/glob-parent-5.1.1.tgz#b6c1ef417c4e5663ea498f1c45afac6916bbc229"
+  integrity sha512-FnI+VGOpnlGHWZxthPGR+QhR78fuiK0sNLkHQv+bL9fQi57lNNdquIbna/WrfROrolq8GK5Ek6BiMwqL/voRYQ==
+  dependencies:
+    is-glob "^4.0.1"
+
 graceful-fs@^4.1.6, graceful-fs@^4.2.0:
   version "4.2.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/graceful-fs/-/graceful-fs-4.2.3.tgz#4a12ff1b60376ef09862c2093edd908328be8423"
@@ -308,6 +362,13 @@ is-arrayish@^0.3.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-arrayish/-/is-arrayish-0.3.2.tgz#4574a2ae56f7ab206896fb431eaeed066fdf8f03"
   integrity sha512-eVRqCvVlZbuw3GrM63ovNSNAeA1K16kaR/LRY/92w0zxQ5/1YzwblUX652i4Xs9RwAGjW9d9y6X88t8OaAJfWQ==
 
+is-binary-path@~2.1.0:
+  version "2.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-binary-path/-/is-binary-path-2.1.0.tgz#ea1f7f3b80f064236e83470f86c09c254fb45b09"
+  integrity sha512-ZMERYes6pDydyuGidse7OsHxtbI7WVeUEozgR/g7rd0xUimYNlvZRE/K2MgZTjWy725IfelLeVcEM97mmtRGXw==
+  dependencies:
+    binary-extensions "^2.0.0"
+
 is-css-color-name@^0.1.1:
   version "0.1.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-css-color-name/-/is-css-color-name-0.1.3.tgz#ea3b51bc901d8a243d32c9b7873d0680dbbef7f1"
@@ -315,6 +376,23 @@ is-css-color-name@^0.1.1:
   dependencies:
     css-color-names "0.0.2"
 
+is-extglob@^2.1.1:
+  version "2.1.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-extglob/-/is-extglob-2.1.1.tgz#a88c02535791f02ed37c76a1b9ea9773c833f8c2"
+  integrity sha1-qIwCU1eR8C7TfHahueqXc8gz+MI=
+
+is-glob@^4.0.1, is-glob@~4.0.1:
+  version "4.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-glob/-/is-glob-4.0.1.tgz#7567dbe9f2f5e2467bc77ab83c4a29482407a5dc"
+  integrity sha512-5G0tKtBTFImOqDnLB2hG6Bp2qcKEFduo4tZu9MT/H6NQv/ghhy30o55ufafxJ/LdH79LLs2Kfrn85TLKyA7BUg==
+  dependencies:
+    is-extglob "^2.1.1"
+
+is-number@^7.0.0:
+  version "7.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-number/-/is-number-7.0.0.tgz#7535345b896734d5f80c4d06c50955527a14f12b"
+  integrity sha512-41Cifkg6e8TylSpdtTpeLVMqvSBEVzTttHvERD741+pnZ8ANv0004MRL43QKPDlK9cGvNp6NZWZUBlbGXYxxng==
+
 is-obj@^2.0.0:
   version "2.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-obj/-/is-obj-2.0.0.tgz#473fb05d973705e3fd9620545018ca8e22ef4982"
@@ -475,6 +553,11 @@ node-pty@0.9.0:
   dependencies:
     nan "^2.14.0"
 
+normalize-path@^3.0.0, normalize-path@~3.0.0:
+  version "3.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/normalize-path/-/normalize-path-3.0.0.tgz#0dcd69ff23a1c9b11fd0978316644a0388216a65"
+  integrity sha512-6eZs5Ls3WtCisHWp9S2GUy8dqkpGi4BVSz3GaqiE6ezub0512ESztXUwUB6C6IKbQkY2Pnb/mD4WYojCRwcwLA==
+
 normalize-url@^3.3.0:
   version "3.3.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/normalize-url/-/normalize-url-3.3.0.tgz#b2e1c4dc4f7c6d57743df733a4f5978d18650559"
@@ -589,6 +672,11 @@ path-key@^3.0.0, path-key@^3.1.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/path-key/-/path-key-3.1.1.tgz#581f6ade658cbba65a0d3380de7753295054f375"
   integrity sha512-ojmeN0qd+y0jszEtoY48r0Peq5dwMEkIlCOu6Q5f41lfkswXuKtYrhgoTpLnyIcHm24Uhqx+5Tqm2InSwLhE6Q==
 
+picomatch@^2.0.4, picomatch@^2.2.1:
+  version "2.2.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/picomatch/-/picomatch-2.2.2.tgz#21f333e9b6b8eaff02468f5146ea406d345f4dad"
+  integrity sha512-q0M/9eZHzmr0AulXyPwNfZjtwZ/RBZlbN3K3CErVrk50T2ASYI7Bye0EvekFY3IP1Nt2DHu0re+V2ZHIpMkuWg==
+
 pify@5.0.0:
   version "5.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/pify/-/pify-5.0.0.tgz#1f5eca3f5e87ebec28cc6d54a0e4aaf00acc127f"
@@ -659,6 +747,13 @@ react@16.13.1:
     object-assign "^4.1.1"
     prop-types "^15.6.2"
 
+readdirp@~3.4.0:
+  version "3.4.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/readdirp/-/readdirp-3.4.0.tgz#9fdccdf9e9155805449221ac645e8303ab5b9ada"
+  integrity sha512-0xe001vZBnJEK+uKcj8qOhyAKPzIT+gStxWr3LCB0DwcXR5NZJ3IaC+yGnHCYzB/S7ov3m3EEbZI2zeNvX+hGQ==
+  dependencies:
+    picomatch "^2.2.1"
+
 retry@0.12.0:
   version "0.12.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/retry/-/retry-0.12.0.tgz#1b42a6266a21f07421d1b0b54b7dc167b01c013b"
@@ -754,6 +849,13 @@ strip-final-newline@^2.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/strip-final-newline/-/strip-final-newline-2.0.0.tgz#89b852fb2fcbe936f6f4b3187afb0a12c1ab58ad"
   integrity sha512-BrpvfNAE3dcvq7ll3xVumzjKjZQ5tI1sEUIKr3Uoks0XUl45St3FlatVqef9prk4jRDzhW6WZg+3bk93y6pLjA==
 
+to-regex-range@^5.0.1:
+  version "5.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/to-regex-range/-/to-regex-range-5.0.1.tgz#1648c44aae7c8d988a326018ed72f5b4dd0392e4"
+  integrity sha512-65P7iz6X5yEr1cwcgvQxbbIw7Uk3gOy5dIdtZ4rDveLqhrdJP+Li/Hx6tyK0NEb+2GCyneCMJiGqrADCSNk8sQ==
+  dependencies:
+    is-number "^7.0.0"
+
 type-fest@^0.7.1:
   version "0.7.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/type-fest/-/type-fest-0.7.1.tgz#8dda65feaf03ed78f0a3f9678f1869147f7c5c48"