diff --git a/bee/filewatch/filewatch.h b/bee/filewatch/filewatch.h
index 9f0d9ab5..5db929e5 100644
--- a/bee/filewatch/filewatch.h
+++ b/bee/filewatch/filewatch.h
@@ -48,14 +48,15 @@ namespace bee::filewatch {
 
         watch() noexcept;
         ~watch() noexcept;
-
         void stop() noexcept;
         void add(const string_type& path) noexcept;
         void set_recursive(bool enable) noexcept;
         bool set_follow_symlinks(bool enable) noexcept;
         bool set_filter(filter f = DefaultFilter) noexcept;
-        void update() noexcept;
         std::optional<notify> select() noexcept;
+#if defined(__APPLE__)
+        void event_update(const char* paths[], const FSEventStreamEventFlags flags[], size_t n) noexcept;
+#endif
 
     private:
 #if defined(_WIN32)
@@ -64,11 +65,6 @@ namespace bee::filewatch {
         bool create_stream(CFArrayRef cf_paths) noexcept;
         void destroy_stream() noexcept;
         void update_stream() noexcept;
-
-    public:
-        void event_update(const char* paths[], const FSEventStreamEventFlags flags[], size_t n) noexcept;
-
-    private:
 #elif defined(__linux__) || defined(__FreeBSD__) || defined(__NetBSD__) || defined(__OpenBSD__)
         void event_update(void* event) noexcept;
 #endif
diff --git a/bee/filewatch/filewatch_linux.cpp b/bee/filewatch/filewatch_linux.cpp
index 66aa3b8c..2f4ab5e3 100644
--- a/bee/filewatch/filewatch_linux.cpp
+++ b/bee/filewatch/filewatch_linux.cpp
@@ -89,30 +89,6 @@ namespace bee::filewatch {
         return true;
     }
 
-    void watch::update() noexcept {
-        if (m_inotify_fd == -1) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        struct pollfd pfd_read;
-        pfd_read.fd     = m_inotify_fd;
-        pfd_read.events = POLLIN;
-        if (poll(&pfd_read, 1, 0) != 1) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        std::byte buf[4096];
-        ssize_t n = read(m_inotify_fd, buf, sizeof buf);
-        if (n == 0 || n == -1) {
-            return;
-        }
-        for (std::byte* p = buf; p < buf + n;) {
-            auto event = (struct inotify_event*)p;
-            event_update(event);
-            p += sizeof(*event) + event->len;
-        }
-    }
-
     void watch::event_update(void* e) noexcept {
         inotify_event* event = (inotify_event*)e;
         if (event->mask & IN_Q_OVERFLOW) {
@@ -144,6 +120,28 @@ namespace bee::filewatch {
     }
 
     std::optional<notify> watch::select() noexcept {
+        if (m_inotify_fd == -1) {
+            return std::nullopt;
+        }
+
+        struct pollfd pfd_read;
+        pfd_read.fd     = m_inotify_fd;
+        pfd_read.events = POLLIN;
+        if (poll(&pfd_read, 1, 0) != 1) {
+            return std::nullopt;
+        }
+
+        std::byte buf[4096];
+        ssize_t n = read(m_inotify_fd, buf, sizeof buf);
+        if (n == 0 || n == -1) {
+            return std::nullopt;
+        }
+        for (std::byte* p = buf; p < buf + n;) {
+            auto event = (struct inotify_event*)p;
+            event_update(event);
+            p += sizeof(*event) + event->len;
+        }
+
         if (m_notify.empty()) {
             return std::nullopt;
         }
diff --git a/bee/filewatch/filewatch_osx.cpp b/bee/filewatch/filewatch_osx.cpp
index 47470877..044de249 100644
--- a/bee/filewatch/filewatch_osx.cpp
+++ b/bee/filewatch/filewatch_osx.cpp
@@ -108,9 +108,6 @@ namespace bee::filewatch {
         CFRelease(cf_paths);
     }
 
-    void watch::update() noexcept {
-    }
-
     void watch::event_update(const char* paths[], const FSEventStreamEventFlags flags[], size_t n) noexcept {
         std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(m_mutex);
         for (size_t i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
diff --git a/bee/filewatch/filewatch_win.cpp b/bee/filewatch/filewatch_win.cpp
index 2949fb4c..a5a26565 100644
--- a/bee/filewatch/filewatch_win.cpp
+++ b/bee/filewatch/filewatch_win.cpp
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ namespace bee::filewatch {
         return task.start(m_recursive);
     }
 
-    void watch::update() noexcept {
+    std::optional<notify> watch::select() noexcept {
         for (auto iter = m_tasks.begin(); iter != m_tasks.end();) {
             if (event_update(*iter)) {
                 ++iter;
@@ -222,9 +222,6 @@ namespace bee::filewatch {
                 iter = m_tasks.erase(iter);
             }
         }
-    }
-
-    std::optional<notify> watch::select() noexcept {
         if (m_notify.empty()) {
             return std::nullopt;
         }
diff --git a/binding/lua_filewatch.cpp b/binding/lua_filewatch.cpp
index 74b198a5..e0dd6d63 100644
--- a/binding/lua_filewatch.cpp
+++ b/binding/lua_filewatch.cpp
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ namespace bee::lua_filewatch {
     }
 
     static int add(lua_State* L) {
-        filewatch::watch& self = to(L, 1);
-        auto path              = lua::checkstring(L, 2);
+        auto& self = to(L, 1);
+        auto path  = lua::checkstring(L, 2);
         std::error_code ec;
         fs::path abspath = fs::absolute(path, ec);
         if (ec) {
@@ -32,23 +32,23 @@ namespace bee::lua_filewatch {
     }
 
     static int set_recursive(lua_State* L) {
-        filewatch::watch& self = to(L, 1);
-        bool enable            = lua_toboolean(L, 2);
+        auto& self  = to(L, 1);
+        bool enable = lua_toboolean(L, 2);
         self.set_recursive(enable);
         lua_pushboolean(L, 1);
         return 1;
     }
 
     static int set_follow_symlinks(lua_State* L) {
-        filewatch::watch& self = to(L, 1);
-        bool enable            = lua_toboolean(L, 2);
-        bool ok                = self.set_follow_symlinks(enable);
+        auto& self  = to(L, 1);
+        bool enable = lua_toboolean(L, 2);
+        bool ok     = self.set_follow_symlinks(enable);
         lua_pushboolean(L, ok);
         return 1;
     }
 
     static int set_filter(lua_State* L) {
-        filewatch::watch& self = to(L, 1);
+        auto& self = to(L, 1);
         if (lua_isnoneornil(L, 2)) {
             bool ok = self.set_filter();
             lua_pushboolean(L, ok);
@@ -76,8 +76,7 @@ namespace bee::lua_filewatch {
     }
 
     static int select(lua_State* L) {
-        filewatch::watch& self = to(L, 1);
-        self.update();
+        auto& self = to(L, 1);
         auto notify = self.select();
         if (!notify) {
             return 0;
@@ -97,7 +96,7 @@ namespace bee::lua_filewatch {
     }
 
     static int mt_close(lua_State* L) {
-        filewatch::watch& self = to(L, 1);
+        auto& self = to(L, 1);
         self.stop();
         return 0;
     }