diff --git a/watch.go b/watch.go
index 8b841293f6..5ce5f7ee37 100644
--- a/watch.go
+++ b/watch.go
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ func (e *Executor) registerWatchedFiles(w *watcher.Watcher, calls ...*ast.Call)
 				if err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
-				if shouldIgnoreFile(absFile) {
+				if ShouldIgnoreFile(absFile) {
 					continue
 				}
 				if _, ok := watchedFiles[absFile]; ok {
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ func (e *Executor) registerWatchedFiles(w *watcher.Watcher, calls ...*ast.Call)
 	return nil
 }
 
-func shouldIgnoreFile(path string) bool {
+func ShouldIgnoreFile(path string) bool {
 	ignorePaths := []string{
 		"/.task",
 		"/.git",
diff --git a/watch_test.go b/watch_test.go
index b63af724d6..f1fb6a218d 100644
--- a/watch_test.go
+++ b/watch_test.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Hello, World!
 			case <-ctx.Done():
 				return
 			default:
-				err := e.Run(ctx, ast.Task: "default"})
+				err := e.Run(ctx, &ast.Call{Task: "default"})
 				if err != nil {
 					return
 				}
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func TestShouldIgnoreFile(t *testing.T) {
 		ct := ct
 		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("ignore - %d", k), func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
-			require.Equal(t, shouldIgnoreFile(ct.path), ct.expect)
+			require.Equal(t, task.ShouldIgnoreFile(ct.path), ct.expect)
 		})
 	}
 }