diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 1dddfd3..93ffda1 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -177,11 +177,14 @@ func startWatcher(directory *DirectoryConfig) {
 					directory._regexMatches = directory._regex.FindStringSubmatch(p)
 				}
 				if directory._regex == nil || directory._regexMatches != nil {
-					var statErr error
+					var missing bool
 					if directory.IgnoreMissing {
-						_, statErr = os.Stat(p)
+						if _, statErr := os.Stat(p); os.IsNotExist(statErr) {
+							missing = true
+							log.Printf("[ INFO  ] path=\"%s\" missing=\"true\"\n", p)
+						}
 					}
-					if directory.IgnoreMissing || !os.IsNotExist(statErr) {
+					if directory.IgnoreMissing || !missing {
 						for _, action := range directory.Actions {
 							action.Directory = directory
 							contin, _ := runAction(&action, eventInfo, nil)