diff --git a/src/change_processor.rs b/src/change_processor.rs
index ac9cb869..f3902067 100644
--- a/src/change_processor.rs
+++ b/src/change_processor.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use std::{
     fs,
+    path::PathBuf,
     sync::{Arc, Mutex},
 };
 
@@ -124,46 +125,20 @@ impl JobThreadContext {
 
         // For a given VFS event, we might have many changes to different parts
         // of the tree. Calculate and apply all of these changes.
-        let applied_patches = {
-            let mut tree = self.tree.lock().unwrap();
-            let mut applied_patches = Vec::new();
-
-            match event {
-                VfsEvent::Create(path) | VfsEvent::Write(path) | VfsEvent::Remove(path) => {
-                    // Find the nearest ancestor to this path that has
-                    // associated instances in the tree. This helps make sure
-                    // that we handle additions correctly, especially if we
-                    // receive events for descendants of a large tree being
-                    // created all at once.
-                    let mut current_path = path.as_path();
-                    let affected_ids = loop {
-                        let ids = tree.get_ids_at_path(&current_path);
-
-                        log::trace!("Path {} affects IDs {:?}", current_path.display(), ids);
-
-                        if !ids.is_empty() {
-                            break ids.to_vec();
-                        }
-
-                        log::trace!("Trying parent path...");
-                        match current_path.parent() {
-                            Some(parent) => current_path = parent,
-                            None => break Vec::new(),
-                        }
-                    };
-
-                    for id in affected_ids {
-                        if let Some(patch) = compute_and_apply_changes(&mut tree, &self.vfs, id) {
-                            if !patch.is_empty() {
-                                applied_patches.push(patch);
-                            }
-                        }
-                    }
+        let applied_patches = match event {
+            VfsEvent::Write(path) => {
+                if path.is_dir() {
+                    return;
                 }
-                _ => log::warn!("Unhandled VFS event: {:?}", event),
+                on_vfs_event(path, &self.tree, &self.vfs)
+            }
+            VfsEvent::Create(path) | VfsEvent::Remove(path) => {
+                on_vfs_event(path, &self.tree, &self.vfs)
+            }
+            _ => {
+                log::warn!("Unhandled VFS event: {:?}", event);
+                Vec::new()
             }
-
-            applied_patches
         };
 
         // Notify anyone listening to the message queue about the changes we
@@ -261,6 +236,45 @@ impl JobThreadContext {
     }
 }
 
+// Find the nearest ancestor to this path that has
+// associated instances in the tree. This helps make sure
+// that we handle additions correctly, especially if we
+// receive events for descendants of a large tree being
+// created all at once.
+fn on_vfs_event(
+    path: PathBuf,
+    tree: &Arc<Mutex<RojoTree>>,
+    vfs: &Arc<Vfs>,
+) -> Vec<AppliedPatchSet> {
+    let mut tree = tree.lock().unwrap();
+    let mut applied_patches = Vec::new();
+
+    let mut current_path = path.as_path();
+    let affected_ids = loop {
+        let ids = tree.get_ids_at_path(&current_path);
+
+        log::trace!("Path {} affects IDs {:?}", current_path.display(), ids);
+
+        if !ids.is_empty() {
+            break ids.to_vec();
+        }
+
+        log::trace!("Trying parent path...");
+        match current_path.parent() {
+            Some(parent) => current_path = parent,
+            None => break Vec::new(),
+        }
+    };
+
+    for id in affected_ids {
+        if let Some(patch) = compute_and_apply_changes(&mut tree, &vfs, id) {
+            if !patch.is_empty() {
+                applied_patches.push(patch);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    applied_patches
+}
 fn compute_and_apply_changes(tree: &mut RojoTree, vfs: &Vfs, id: Ref) -> Option<AppliedPatchSet> {
     let metadata = tree
         .get_metadata(id)