diff --git a/lib/server/server.js b/lib/server/server.js
index 6af3642d8ab4..8aaf246a0eed 100644
--- a/lib/server/server.js
+++ b/lib/server/server.js
@@ -558,8 +558,9 @@ function execute(port) {
   // gaze watches some specified dirs and triggers a callback when they change.
   gaze(
     [
-      '../docs/**/*', // docs
+      '../' + readMetadata.getDocsPath() + '/**/*', // docs
       '**/*', // website
+      '!node_modules/**/*', // node_modules
     ],
     function() {
       // Listen for all kinds of file changes - modified/added/deleted.