diff --git a/lib/galaxy/util/watcher.py b/lib/galaxy/util/watcher.py
index 6bfc5861bd38..dd4f0110299a 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/util/watcher.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/util/watcher.py
@@ -130,7 +130,17 @@ class EventHandler(FileSystemEventHandler):
     def __init__(self, watcher):
         self.watcher = watcher
 
-    def on_any_event(self, event):
+    # this effectively excludes on_opened and on_closed
+    def on_moved(self, event):
+        self._handle(event)
+
+    def on_created(self, event):
+        self._handle(event)
+
+    def on_deleted(self, event):
+        self._handle(event)
+
+    def on_modified(self, event):
         self._handle(event)
 
     def _extension_check(self, key, path):