diff --git a/lib/monitor/watch.js b/lib/monitor/watch.js
index 1d9cccc0..e32685fd 100644
--- a/lib/monitor/watch.js
+++ b/lib/monitor/watch.js
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ function watch() {
       }
 
       var watchOptions = {
+        ignorePermissionErrors: true,
         cwd: process.cwd(), // use cwd for relative path ignore
         ignored: ignored,
         persistent: true,