diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/LuaConsole.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/LuaConsole.cs
index 49689c1e1a..3cbea53bb7 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/LuaConsole.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/LuaConsole.cs
@@ -841,6 +841,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 					Verb = "Open",
 					FileName = sfd.FileName
 				});
+				AddFileWatches();
 			}
 		}