diff --git a/modules/assetfs/layered.go b/modules/assetfs/layered.go
index e18a13e4aa..d69732f81b 100644
--- a/modules/assetfs/layered.go
+++ b/modules/assetfs/layered.go
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ func (l *LayeredFS) WatchLocalChanges(ctx context.Context, callback func()) {
 		}
 		layerDirs = append(layerDirs, ".")
 		for _, dir := range layerDirs {
-			if err = watcher.Add(util.FilePathJoinAbs(layer.localPath, dir)); err != nil {
+			if err = watcher.Add(util.FilePathJoinAbs(layer.localPath, dir)); err != nil && !os.IsNotExist(err) {
 				log.Error("Unable to watch directory %s: %v", dir, err)
 			}
 		}