diff --git a/core/config_cache.js b/core/config_cache.js
index 9df08316..8b57e125 100644
--- a/core/config_cache.js
+++ b/core/config_cache.js
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ var Log					= require('./logger.js').log;
 
 var paths				= require('path');
 var fs					= require('graceful-fs');
-var Gaze				= require('gaze').Gaze;
 var events				= require('events');
 var util				= require('util');
 var assert				= require('assert');
@@ -18,7 +17,7 @@ function ConfigCache() {
 
 	var self 	= this;
 	this.cache	= {};	//	filePath -> HJSON
-	this.gaze	= new Gaze();
+	//this.gaze	= new Gaze();
 
 	this.reCacheConfigFromFile = function(filePath, cb) {
 		fs.readFile(filePath, { encoding : 'utf-8' }, function fileRead(err, data) {
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ function ConfigCache() {
 		});
 	};
 
-
+/*
 	this.gaze.on('error', function gazeErr(err) {
 
 	});
@@ -50,6 +49,7 @@ function ConfigCache() {
 			}
 		});
 	});
+	*/
 
 }
 
@@ -58,13 +58,13 @@ util.inherits(ConfigCache, events.EventEmitter);
 ConfigCache.prototype.getConfigWithOptions = function(options, cb) {
 	assert(_.isString(options.filePath));
 
-	var self		= this;
+//	var self		= this;
 	var isCached	= (options.filePath in this.cache);
 
 	if(options.forceReCache || !isCached) {
 		this.reCacheConfigFromFile(options.filePath, function fileCached(err, config) {
 			if(!err && !isCached) {
-				self.gaze.add(options.filePath);
+				//self.gaze.add(options.filePath);
 			}
 			cb(err, config, true);
 		});
@@ -82,4 +82,4 @@ ConfigCache.prototype.getModConfig = function(fileName, cb) {
 	this.getConfig(paths.join(Config.paths.mods, fileName), cb);
 };
 
-module.exports = exports = new ConfigCache();
\ No newline at end of file
+module.exports = exports = new ConfigCache();
diff --git a/core/event_scheduler.js b/core/event_scheduler.js
index a1c2f6ef..27c68b37 100644
--- a/core/event_scheduler.js
+++ b/core/event_scheduler.js
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ const _						= require('lodash');
 const later					= require('later');
 const path					= require('path');
 const pty					= require('ptyw.js');
-const gaze					= require('gaze');
+const sane					= require('sane');
 const moment				= require('moment');
+const paths					= require('path');
 
 exports.getModule				= EventSchedulerModule;
 exports.EventSchedulerModule	= EventSchedulerModule;	//	allow for loadAndStart
@@ -209,13 +210,13 @@ EventSchedulerModule.prototype.startup = function(cb) {
 				Log.warn( { eventName : schedEvent.name }, 'Invalid scheduled event entry');
 				return;
 			}
-			
+
 			Log.debug(
 				{ 
 					eventName	: schedEvent.name,
 					schedule	: this.moduleConfig.events[schedEvent.name].schedule,
 					action		: schedEvent.action,
-					next		: moment(later.schedule(schedEvent.schedule.sched).next(1)).format('ddd, MMM Do, YYYY @ h:m:ss a')
+					next		: schedEvent.schedule.sched ? moment(later.schedule(schedEvent.schedule.sched).next(1)).format('ddd, MMM Do, YYYY @ h:m:ss a') : 'N/A',
 				},
 				'Scheduled event loaded'
 			);
@@ -226,12 +227,21 @@ EventSchedulerModule.prototype.startup = function(cb) {
 				}, schedEvent.schedule.sched));
 			}
 
-			if(schedEvent.schedule.watchFile) {				
-				gaze(schedEvent.schedule.watchFile, (err, watcher) => {
-					//	:TODO: should track watched files & stop watching @ shutdown
-					watcher.on('all', (watchEvent, watchedPath) => {
-						if(schedEvent.schedule.watchFile === watchedPath) {
-							self.performAction(schedEvent, `Watch file: ${watchedPath}`);
+			if(schedEvent.schedule.watchFile) {
+				const watcher = sane(
+					paths.dirname(schedEvent.schedule.watchFile),
+					{
+						glob : `**/${paths.basename(schedEvent.schedule.watchFile)}`
+					}
+				);
+
+				//	:TODO: should track watched files & stop watching @ shutdown?
+
+				[ 'change', 'add', 'delete' ].forEach(event => {
+					watcher.on(event, (fileName, fileRoot) => {
+						const eventPath = paths.join(fileRoot, fileName);
+						if(schedEvent.schedule.watchFile === eventPath) {
+							self.performAction(schedEvent, `Watch file: ${eventPath}`);
 						}
 					});
 				});
diff --git a/core/scanner_tossers/ftn_bso.js b/core/scanner_tossers/ftn_bso.js
index 7e6e924b..bf1b27a9 100644
--- a/core/scanner_tossers/ftn_bso.js
+++ b/core/scanner_tossers/ftn_bso.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ const fs					= require('graceful-fs');
 const later					= require('later');
 const temptmp				= require('temptmp').createTrackedSession('ftn_bso');
 const assert				= require('assert');
-const gaze					= require('gaze');
+const sane					= require('sane');
 const fse					= require('fs-extra');
 const iconv					= require('iconv-lite');
 const uuidV4				= require('uuid/v4');
@@ -1683,10 +1683,18 @@ FTNMessageScanTossModule.prototype.startup = function(cb) {
 				}
 				
 				if(_.isString(importSchedule.watchFile)) {
-					gaze(importSchedule.watchFile, (err, watcher) => {
-						watcher.on('all', (event, watchedPath) => {
-							if(importSchedule.watchFile === watchedPath) {
-								tryImportNow(`Performing import/toss due to @watch: ${watchedPath} (${event})`);	
+					const watcher = sane(
+						paths.dirname(importSchedule.watchFile),
+						{
+							glob : `**/${paths.basename(importSchedule.watchFile)}`
+						}
+					);
+
+					[ 'change', 'add', 'delete' ].forEach(event => {
+						watcher.on(event, (fileName, fileRoot) => {
+							const eventPath = paths.join(fileRoot, fileName);
+							if(paths.join(fileRoot, fileName) === importSchedule.watchFile) {
+								tryImportNow(`Performing import/toss due to @watch: ${eventPath} (${event})`);
 							}
 						});
 					});
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f23ece19..0f86e3d0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
     "exiftool": "^0.0.3",
     "farmhash": "^2.0.4",
     "fs-extra": "^4.0.1",
-    "gaze": "^1.1.2",
     "graceful-fs": "^4.1.11",
     "hashids": "^1.1.1",
     "hjson": "^3.1.0",
@@ -40,6 +39,7 @@
     "node-glob": "^1.2.0",
     "nodemailer": "^4.1.0",
     "ptyw.js": "NuSkooler/ptyw.js",
+    "sane": "^2.2.0",
     "sanitize-filename": "^1.6.1",
     "sqlite3": "^3.1.9",
     "sqlite3-trans" : "^1.2.0",