diff --git a/ginkgo/watch/dependencies.go b/ginkgo/watch/dependencies.go
index b7f756777..f5ddff30f 100644
--- a/ginkgo/watch/dependencies.go
+++ b/ginkgo/watch/dependencies.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var ginkgoAndGomegaFilter = regexp.MustCompile(`github\.com/onsi/ginkgo|github\.com/onsi/gomega`)
+var ginkgoIntegrationTestFilter = regexp.MustCompile(`github\.com/onsi/ginkgo/integration`) //allow us to integration test this thing
 
 type Dependencies struct {
 	deps map[string]int
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ func (d Dependencies) resolveAndAdd(deps []string, depth int) {
 		if err != nil {
 			continue
 		}
-		if !pkg.Goroot && !ginkgoAndGomegaFilter.Match([]byte(pkg.Dir)) {
+		if !pkg.Goroot && (!ginkgoAndGomegaFilter.Match([]byte(pkg.Dir)) || ginkgoIntegrationTestFilter.Match([]byte(pkg.Dir))) {
 			d.addDepIfNotPresent(pkg.Dir, depth)
 		}
 	}