diff --git a/launcher/ui/dialogs/BlockedModsDialog.cpp b/launcher/ui/dialogs/BlockedModsDialog.cpp
index 7b3a395aa..90078a98a 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/dialogs/BlockedModsDialog.cpp
+++ b/launcher/ui/dialogs/BlockedModsDialog.cpp
@@ -192,6 +192,9 @@ void BlockedModsDialog::setupWatch()
 
 void BlockedModsDialog::watchPath(QString path, bool watch_subdirectories)
 {
+    if (m_watcher.directories().contains(path))
+        return; // don't watch the same path twice (no loops!)
+
     qDebug() << "[Blocked Mods Dialog] Adding Watch Path:" << path;
     m_watcher.addPath(path);
 
@@ -200,8 +203,8 @@ void BlockedModsDialog::watchPath(QString path, bool watch_subdirectories)
 
     QDirIterator it(path, QDir::Filter::Dirs | QDir::Filter::NoDotAndDotDot, QDirIterator::NoIteratorFlags);
     while (it.hasNext()) {
-        QString dir_path = it.next();
-        watchPath(dir_path, watch_subdirectories);
+        QString watch_dir = QDir(it.next()).canonicalPath(); // resolve symlinks and relative paths
+        watchPath(watch_dir, watch_subdirectories);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.cpp b/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.cpp
index 20e02230f..516523207 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.cpp
+++ b/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.cpp
@@ -184,11 +184,6 @@ void LauncherPage::on_downloadsDirBrowseBtn_clicked()
     }
 }
 
-void LauncherPage::on_downloadsDirWatchRecursiveCheckBox_clicked()
-{
-  // incase anything needs to be done here
-}
-
 void LauncherPage::on_metadataDisableBtn_clicked()
 {
     ui->metadataWarningLabel->setHidden(!ui->metadataDisableBtn->isChecked());
diff --git a/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.h b/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.h
index c5ebbe39d..33f66f1be 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.h
+++ b/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.h
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ slots:
     void on_iconsDirBrowseBtn_clicked();
     void on_downloadsDirBrowseBtn_clicked();
     void on_metadataDisableBtn_clicked();
-    void on_downloadsDirWatchRecursiveCheckBox_clicked();
 
     /*!
      * Updates the font preview