diff --git a/middleman-core/lib/middleman-core/core_extensions/file_watcher.rb b/middleman-core/lib/middleman-core/core_extensions/file_watcher.rb
index eafa76a7..e7124a56 100644
--- a/middleman-core/lib/middleman-core/core_extensions/file_watcher.rb
+++ b/middleman-core/lib/middleman-core/core_extensions/file_watcher.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ module Middleman
         /^\.bundle\//,
         /^vendor\//,
         /^\.sass-cache\//,
+        /^\.cache\//,
         /^\.git\//,
         /^\.gitignore$/,
         /\.DS_Store/,