diff --git a/quartz/cli/handlers.js b/quartz/cli/handlers.js
index 3bf762fe0..6d4119c57 100644
--- a/quartz/cli/handlers.js
+++ b/quartz/cli/handlers.js
@@ -593,6 +593,8 @@ export async function handleBuild(argv) {
       "**/*.tsx",
       "**/*.scss",
       "package.json",
+      "quartz.config.yaml",
+      "quartz.config.default.yaml",
     ])
     chokidar
       .watch(paths, { ignoreInitial: true })