diff --git a/config.yml b/config.yml
index 6946850..02637fc 100644
--- a/config.yml
+++ b/config.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ directories:
     events: ["CLOSE_WRITE", "MOVED_TO"]
     pollingInterval: 60
     regex: "/[^\\.][^/]+.xml$"
+    ignoreMissing: true
     actions:
       - id: postXML
         description: POST xml
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 0d48037..bd339ef 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ type DirectoryConfig struct {
 	Events          []string
 	PollingInterval *int64 `yaml:"pollingInterval"`
 	Regex           *string
+	IgnoreMissing   bool
 	_regex          *regexp.Regexp
 	_regexMatches   []string
 	Actions         []ActionConfig
@@ -175,11 +176,17 @@ func startWatcher(directory *DirectoryConfig) {
 					directory._regexMatches = directory._regex.FindStringSubmatch(p)
 				}
 				if directory._regex == nil || directory._regexMatches != nil {
-					for _, action := range directory.Actions {
-						action.Directory = directory
-						contin, _ := runAction(&action, eventInfo, nil)
-						if !contin {
-							break
+					var statErr error
+					if directory.IgnoreMissing {
+						_, statErr = os.Stat(p)
+					}
+					if directory.IgnoreMissing || !os.IsNotExist(statErr) {
+						for _, action := range directory.Actions {
+							action.Directory = directory
+							contin, _ := runAction(&action, eventInfo, nil)
+							if !contin {
+								break
+							}
 						}
 					}
 				} else {