From aea4f6934ea9fd7f229641f64ba581ef2c4200b7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: naman-bruno <naman@usebruno.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2026 14:35:03 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] fix: workspace already opened (#6721)

---
 packages/bruno-electron/src/app/workspace-watcher.js | 7 +++++--
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/src/app/workspace-watcher.js b/packages/bruno-electron/src/app/workspace-watcher.js
index f57d0841b..f9c3d97cc 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-electron/src/app/workspace-watcher.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-electron/src/app/workspace-watcher.js
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ class WorkspaceWatcher {
       }
 
       const watcher = chokidar.watch(workspaceFilePath, {
-        ignoreInitial: false,
+        ignoreInitial: true,
         persistent: true,
         ignorePermissionErrors: true,
         awaitWriteFinish: {
@@ -156,8 +156,11 @@ class WorkspaceWatcher {
         }
       });
 
+      // Only listen for 'change' events - 'add' event is not needed because:
+      // 1. The workspace is already loaded when the watcher is started
+      // 2. ignoreInitial: true prevents firing for existing files
+      // 3. If workspace.yml is deleted and recreated, 'change' will catch it
       watcher.on('change', () => handleWorkspaceFileChange(win, workspacePath));
-      watcher.on('add', () => handleWorkspaceFileChange(win, workspacePath));
 
       self.watchers[workspacePath] = watcher;