diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 024d6fb..ad83a7d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ Its primary goal is to provide the user with a stack/column-based navigation his
 ## Features
 - [x] Basic file editing
 - [x] Terminal integration
-- [x] File watching (note: slow!)
+- [x] File watching
 - [ ] Warn on exit when there are unsaved files
 - [ ] LSP support
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diff --git a/src/app/foldernav.ts b/src/app/foldernav.ts
index a0329e3..588d5ab 100644
--- a/src/app/foldernav.ts
+++ b/src/app/foldernav.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ async function openFolder() {
 }
 
 // Refresh the current folder tree from main (re-open)
+let refreshScheduled = false;
 async function refreshFolder() {
+    refreshScheduled = false;
     const folderTree = await window.electronAPI.getWorkspaceTree().catch(alert);
     if (!folderTree) return;
     folderTreeState.val = folderTree;
@@ -36,7 +38,10 @@ window.electronAPI.onFsEvent(async (ev: { event: string; path: string }) => {
         ev.event === "unlink"
     ) {
         // Debounce-ish: schedule a refresh
-        setTimeout(() => refreshFolder(), 50);
+        if(!refreshScheduled) {
+            refreshScheduled = true;
+            setTimeout(() => refreshFolder(), 50);
+        }
     }
 
     // If a file changed on disk and it's open, show disk version panels