diff --git a/docker.go b/docker.go
index 9a81b4d47..6db9f9bec 100644
--- a/docker.go
+++ b/docker.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import(
 )
 
 type DockerProvider struct {
+	Watch bool
 	Endpoint string
 	dockerClient *docker.Client
 }
@@ -15,7 +16,9 @@ type DockerProvider struct {
 func (provider *DockerProvider) Provide(serviceChan chan<- *Service){
 	provider.dockerClient, _ = docker.NewClient(provider.Endpoint)
 	dockerEvents := make(chan *docker.APIEvents)
-	provider.dockerClient.AddEventListener(dockerEvents)
+	if(provider.Watch) {
+		provider.dockerClient.AddEventListener(dockerEvents)
+	}
 	go func() {
 		for {
 			event := <-dockerEvents
diff --git a/file.go b/file.go
index 125151a3b..a5fc63d97 100644
--- a/file.go
+++ b/file.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 type FileProvider struct {
+	Watch bool
 	Filename string
 }
 
@@ -45,7 +46,9 @@ func (provider *FileProvider) Provide(serviceChan chan<- *Service){
 		}
 	}()
 
-	err = watcher.Add(filepath.Dir(file.Name()))
+	if(provider.Watch){
+		err = watcher.Add(filepath.Dir(file.Name()))
+	}
 
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Println(err)
diff --git a/tortuous.toml b/tortuous.toml
index d67ec90df..24b7b1efd 100644
--- a/tortuous.toml
+++ b/tortuous.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-#[docker]
-#endpoint = "unix:///var/run/docker.sock"
+[docker]
+endpoint = "unix:///var/run/docker.sock"
+watch = true
 
-[file]
-filename = "file.toml"
\ No newline at end of file
+#[file]
+#filename = "file.toml"
+#watch = true
\ No newline at end of file