diff --git a/pkg/workceptor/workunitbase.go b/pkg/workceptor/workunitbase.go
index 36d156354..a8af7817e 100644
--- a/pkg/workceptor/workunitbase.go
+++ b/pkg/workceptor/workunitbase.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ const (
 type WatcherWrapper interface {
 	Add(name string) error
 	Close() error
+	ErrorChannel() chan error
 	EventChannel() chan fsnotify.Event
 }
 
@@ -52,6 +53,10 @@ func (rw *RealWatcher) Close() error {
 	return rw.watcher.Close()
 }
 
+func (rw *RealWatcher) ErrorChannel() chan error {
+	return rw.watcher.Errors
+}
+
 func (rw *RealWatcher) EventChannel() chan fsnotify.Event {
 	return rw.watcher.Events
 }
@@ -126,6 +131,7 @@ func (bwu *BaseWorkUnit) Init(w *Workceptor, unitID string, workType string, fs
 		if err == nil {
 			bwu.watcher = &RealWatcher{watcher: watcher}
 		} else {
+			bwu.w.nc.GetLogger.Info("fsnotify.NewWatcher returned %s", err)
 			bwu.watcher = nil
 		}
 	}
@@ -392,6 +398,9 @@ func (bwu *BaseWorkUnit) MonitorLocalStatus() {
 	var watcherEvents chan fsnotify.Event
 	watcherEvents = make(chan fsnotify.Event)
 
+	var watcherErrors chan error
+	watcherErrors = make(chan error)
+
 	if bwu.watcher != nil {
 		err := bwu.watcher.Add(statusFile)
 		if err == nil {
@@ -402,6 +411,7 @@ func (bwu *BaseWorkUnit) MonitorLocalStatus() {
 				}
 			}()
 			watcherEvents = bwu.watcher.EventChannel()
+			watcherErrors = bwu.watcher.ErrorChannel()
 		} else {
 			werr := bwu.watcher.Close()
 			if werr != nil {
@@ -412,6 +422,7 @@ func (bwu *BaseWorkUnit) MonitorLocalStatus() {
 	}
 	fi, err := bwu.fs.Stat(statusFile)
 	if err != nil {
+		bwu.w.nc.GetLogger().Error("Error retrieving stat for %s: %s", statusFile, err)
 		fi = nil
 	}
 
@@ -436,11 +447,11 @@ loop:
 					bwu.w.nc.GetLogger().Error("Error reading %s: %s", statusFile, err)
 				}
 			}
-        case err, ok := <-watcher.Errors:
-            if !ok {
-                return
-            }
-            bwu.w.nc.GetLogger()Error("fsnotify Error reading %s: %s", statusFile, err)
+		case err, ok := <-watcherErrors:
+			if !ok {
+				return
+			}
+			bwu.w.nc.GetLogger().Error("fsnotify Error reading %s: %s", statusFile, err)
 		}
 		complete := IsComplete(bwu.Status().State)
 		if complete {