diff --git a/pkg/watcher/linux.go b/pkg/watcher/linux.go
index c3d97ae..a3b4e02 100644
--- a/pkg/watcher/linux.go
+++ b/pkg/watcher/linux.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func NewFSWatcher() (fsw *FSWatcher, err error) {
 
 	fsw.wds = make([]int, 0)
 
-	return nil, nil
+	return fsw, nil
 }
 
 func (fsw *FSWatcher) AddWatch(path string, mask uint32) error {
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ func (fsw *FSWatcher) AddWatch(path string, mask uint32) error {
 	}
 
 	fsw.wds = append(fsw.wds, wd)
-	syscall.Read(fsw.fd, nil)
 
 	return nil
 }