diff --git a/lib/definitions/livesync.d.ts b/lib/definitions/livesync.d.ts
index 6d5db2d7f7..4f2d9b0d63 100644
--- a/lib/definitions/livesync.d.ts
+++ b/lib/definitions/livesync.d.ts
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ interface ILiveSyncProcessInfo {
 	timer: NodeJS.Timer;
 	watcherInfo: {
 		watcher: IFSWatcher,
-		pattern: string | string[]
+		patterns: string[]
 	};
 	actionsChain: Promise<any>;
 	isStopped: boolean;
diff --git a/lib/services/livesync/livesync-service.ts b/lib/services/livesync/livesync-service.ts
index 8b4c53d104..8c9a97b47a 100644
--- a/lib/services/livesync/livesync-service.ts
+++ b/lib/services/livesync/livesync-service.ts
@@ -513,21 +513,21 @@ export class LiveSyncService extends EventEmitter implements IDebugLiveSyncServi
 	}
 
 	private async startWatcher(projectData: IProjectData, liveSyncData: ILiveSyncInfo): Promise<void> {
-		const pattern = [APP_FOLDER_NAME];
+		const patterns = [APP_FOLDER_NAME];
 
 		if (liveSyncData.watchAllFiles) {
 			const productionDependencies = this.$nodeModulesDependenciesBuilder.getProductionDependencies(projectData.projectDir);
-			pattern.push(PACKAGE_JSON_FILE_NAME);
+			patterns.push(PACKAGE_JSON_FILE_NAME);
 
 			// watch only production node_module/packages same one prepare uses
 			for (const index in productionDependencies) {
-				pattern.push(productionDependencies[index].directory);
+				patterns.push(productionDependencies[index].directory);
 			}
 		}
 
 		const currentWatcherInfo = this.liveSyncProcessesInfo[liveSyncData.projectDir].watcherInfo;
-
-		if (!currentWatcherInfo || currentWatcherInfo.pattern !== pattern) {
+		const areWatcherPatternsDifferent = () => _.xor(currentWatcherInfo.patterns, patterns).length;
+		if (!currentWatcherInfo || areWatcherPatternsDifferent()) {
 			if (currentWatcherInfo) {
 				currentWatcherInfo.watcher.close();
 			}
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ export class LiveSyncService extends EventEmitter implements IDebugLiveSyncServi
 				ignored: ["**/.*", ".*"] // hidden files
 			};
 
-			const watcher = choki.watch(pattern, watcherOptions)
+			const watcher = choki.watch(patterns, watcherOptions)
 				.on("all", async (event: string, filePath: string) => {
 					clearTimeout(timeoutTimer);
 
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ export class LiveSyncService extends EventEmitter implements IDebugLiveSyncServi
 					}
 				});
 
-			this.liveSyncProcessesInfo[liveSyncData.projectDir].watcherInfo = { watcher, pattern };
+			this.liveSyncProcessesInfo[liveSyncData.projectDir].watcherInfo = { watcher, patterns };
 			this.liveSyncProcessesInfo[liveSyncData.projectDir].timer = timeoutTimer;
 
 			this.$processService.attachToProcessExitSignals(this, () => {
diff --git a/test/services/livesync-service.ts b/test/services/livesync-service.ts
index f32e088313..a3d15d0378 100644
--- a/test/services/livesync-service.ts
+++ b/test/services/livesync-service.ts
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ describe("liveSyncService", () => {
 				watcher: <any>{
 					close: (): any => undefined
 				},
-				pattern: "pattern"
+				patterns: ["pattern"]
 			},
 			deviceDescriptors: []
 		});