diff --git a/lib/forever-monitor/monitor.js b/lib/forever-monitor/monitor.js
index d9fc7c0..44690ea 100755
--- a/lib/forever-monitor/monitor.js
+++ b/lib/forever-monitor/monitor.js
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ const Monitor = (exports.Monitor = function(script, options) {
   //
   options = options || {};
   this.silent = options.silent || false;
+  this.skipIgnoreFile = options.skipIgnoreFile || false;
   this.killTree = options.killTree !== false;
   this.uid = options.uid || utile.randomString(4);
   this.id = options.id || false;
diff --git a/lib/forever-monitor/plugins/watch.js b/lib/forever-monitor/plugins/watch.js
index e15e299..edaed20 100644
--- a/lib/forever-monitor/plugins/watch.js
+++ b/lib/forever-monitor/plugins/watch.js
@@ -74,22 +74,24 @@ exports.attach = function() {
   }
 
   watchDirectory.forEach(function(directory) {
-    fs.readFile(path.join(directory, '.foreverignore'), 'utf8', function(
-      err,
-      data
-    ) {
-      if (err) {
-        return monitor.emit('watch:error', {
-          message: 'Could not read .foreverignore file.',
-          error: err.message,
-        });
-      }
+    if (!monitor.skipIgnoreFile) {
+      fs.readFile(path.join(directory, '.foreverignore'), 'utf8', function(
+        err,
+        data
+      ) {
+        if (err) {
+          return monitor.emit('watch:error', {
+            message: 'Could not read .foreverignore file.',
+            error: err.message,
+          });
+        }
 
-      Array.prototype.push.apply(
-        monitor.watchIgnorePatterns,
-        data.split('\n').filter(Boolean)
-      );
-    });
+        Array.prototype.push.apply(
+          monitor.watchIgnorePatterns,
+          data.split('\n').filter(Boolean)
+        );
+      });
+    }
   });
 
   const opts = {