diff --git a/packages/strapi/bin/strapi-start.js b/packages/strapi/bin/strapi-start.js
index 8208ac6ce5..28e49e2a09 100644
--- a/packages/strapi/bin/strapi-start.js
+++ b/packages/strapi/bin/strapi-start.js
@@ -38,13 +38,19 @@ const watchFileChanges = ({ appPath, strapi }) => {
       /(^|[/\\])\../,
       /tmp/,
       '**/admin',
+      '**/admin/**',
       '**/components',
+      '**/components/**',
       '**/documentation',
+      '**/documentation/**',
       '**/node_modules',
+      '**/node_modules/**',
       '**/plugins.json',
       '**/index.html',
       '**/public',
+      '**/public/**',
       '**/cypress',
+      '**/cypress/**',
       '**/*.db*',
     ],
   });