diff --git a/src/activities/Elsa.Activities.File/Services/FileSystemWatchersStarter.cs b/src/activities/Elsa.Activities.File/Services/FileSystemWatchersStarter.cs
index ba1886487f..cb0ac0c3e8 100644
--- a/src/activities/Elsa.Activities.File/Services/FileSystemWatchersStarter.cs
+++ b/src/activities/Elsa.Activities.File/Services/FileSystemWatchersStarter.cs
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ public async Task CreateAndAddWatchersAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken
 
                 using var scope = _scopeFactory.CreateScope();
                 var triggerFinder = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<ITriggerFinder>();
+                var triggerRemover = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<ITriggerRemover>();
                 await triggerFinder.FindTriggersAsync<WatchDirectory>(cancellationToken: cancellationToken);
 
                 var triggers = await triggerFinder.FindTriggersByTypeAsync<FileSystemEventBookmark>(cancellationToken: cancellationToken);
@@ -59,7 +60,30 @@ public async Task CreateAndAddWatchersAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken
                     var notifyFilters = bookmark.NotifyFilters;
                     var path = bookmark.Path;
                     var pattern = bookmark.Pattern;
-                    CreateAndAddWatcher(path, pattern, changeTypes, notifyFilters);
+                    try
+                    {
+                        CreateAndAddWatcher(path, pattern, changeTypes, notifyFilters);
+                    }
+                    catch (IOException ex)
+                    {
+                        _logger.LogWarning(ex,
+                            $"Watcher with path \"{path}\" and pattern \"{pattern}\" causes IOException. Removing Trigger.",
+                            path,
+                            pattern,
+                            changeTypes,
+                            notifyFilters);
+                        await triggerRemover.RemoveTriggerAsync(trigger);
+                    }
+                    catch (ArgumentException ex)
+                    {
+                        _logger.LogWarning(ex,
+                            $"Watcher with path \"{path}\" and pattern \"{pattern}\" is not valid. Removing Trigger.",
+                            path,
+                            pattern,
+                            changeTypes,
+                            notifyFilters);
+                        await triggerRemover.RemoveTriggerAsync(trigger);
+                    }
                 }
             }
             finally
diff --git a/src/core/Elsa.Abstractions/Services/Triggers/ITriggerRemover.cs b/src/core/Elsa.Abstractions/Services/Triggers/ITriggerRemover.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..af46da48f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/Elsa.Abstractions/Services/Triggers/ITriggerRemover.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Elsa.Models;
+
+namespace Elsa.Services
+{
+    public interface ITriggerRemover
+    {
+        Task RemoveTriggerAsync(Trigger trigger);
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/core/Elsa.Core/Extensions/ElsaServiceCollectionExtensions.cs b/src/core/Elsa.Core/Extensions/ElsaServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
index 32af245c72..677c60b969 100644
--- a/src/core/Elsa.Core/Extensions/ElsaServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/core/Elsa.Core/Extensions/ElsaServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ private static ElsaOptionsBuilder AddWorkflowsCore(this ElsaOptionsBuilder elsaO
                 .AddScoped<IGetsTriggersForWorkflowBlueprints, TriggersForBlueprintsProvider>()
                 .AddTransient<IGetsTriggersForActivityBlueprintAndWorkflow, TriggersForActivityBlueprintAndWorkflowProvider>()
                 .AddScoped<ITriggerFinder, TriggerFinder>()
+                .AddScoped<ITriggerRemover, TriggerRemover>()
                 .AddBookmarkProvider<SignalReceivedBookmarkProvider>()
                 .AddBookmarkProvider<RunWorkflowBookmarkProvider>();
 
diff --git a/src/core/Elsa.Core/Services/Triggers/TriggerRemover.cs b/src/core/Elsa.Core/Services/Triggers/TriggerRemover.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0d31c21086
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/Elsa.Core/Services/Triggers/TriggerRemover.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Elsa.Models;
+using Elsa.Persistence;
+
+namespace Elsa.Services.Triggers
+{
+    public class TriggerRemover: ITriggerRemover
+    {
+        private readonly ITriggerStore _triggerStore;
+
+        public TriggerRemover(ITriggerStore triggerStore)
+        {
+            _triggerStore = triggerStore;
+        }
+
+        public async Task RemoveTriggerAsync(Trigger trigger)
+        {
+            await _triggerStore.DeleteAsync(trigger);
+        }
+    }
+}
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