diff --git a/lib/coffee-script/command.js b/lib/coffee-script/command.js
index 59c22ef1..2f197660 100644
--- a/lib/coffee-script/command.js
+++ b/lib/coffee-script/command.js
@@ -202,7 +202,9 @@
       return watcher = fs.watch(source, callback = function(event) {
         if (event === 'rename') {
           watcher.close();
-          return watcher = fs.watch(source, callback);
+          try {
+            return watcher = fs.watch(source, callback);
+          } catch (_error) {}
         } else if (event === 'change') {
           return fs.stat(source, function(err, stats) {
             if (err) throw err;
diff --git a/src/command.coffee b/src/command.coffee
index 44c89c15..27efa13d 100644
--- a/src/command.coffee
+++ b/src/command.coffee
@@ -177,7 +177,8 @@ watch = (source, base) ->
     watcher = fs.watch source, callback = (event) ->
       if event is 'rename'
         watcher.close()
-        watcher = fs.watch source, callback
+        try  # if source no longer exists, never mind
+          watcher = fs.watch source, callback
       else if event is 'change'
         fs.stat source, (err, stats) ->
           throw err if err