diff --git a/cmd/watch.go b/cmd/watch.go
index b0665a67..8b9737ee 100644
--- a/cmd/watch.go
+++ b/cmd/watch.go
@@ -40,8 +40,11 @@ func (w *watchRuns) run(event filewatcher.Event) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	opts := w.opts
-	opts.packages = []string{event.PkgPath}
+	opts := w.opts // shallow copy opts
+	opts.packages = append([]string{}, opts.packages...)
+	opts.packages = append(opts.packages, event.PkgPath)
+	opts.packages = append(opts.packages, event.Args...)
+
 	var err error
 	if w.prevExec, err = runSingle(&opts); !IsExitCoder(err) {
 		return err
diff --git a/internal/filewatcher/term_unix.go b/internal/filewatcher/term_unix.go
index b0c41f0a..4b68a4f1 100644
--- a/internal/filewatcher/term_unix.go
+++ b/internal/filewatcher/term_unix.go
@@ -77,20 +77,18 @@ func (r *terminal) Monitor(ctx context.Context) {
 		}
 		log.Debugf("received byte %v (%v)", char, string(char))
 
-		var chResume chan struct{}
+		chResume := make(chan struct{})
 		switch char {
 		case 'r':
-			chResume = make(chan struct{})
-			r.ch <- Event{resume: chResume}
+			r.ch <- Event{resume: chResume, useLastPath: true}
 		case 'd':
-			chResume = make(chan struct{})
-			r.ch <- Event{Debug: true, resume: chResume}
+			r.ch <- Event{resume: chResume, useLastPath: true, Debug: true}
 		case 'a':
-			chResume = make(chan struct{})
 			r.ch <- Event{resume: chResume, PkgPath: "./..."}
 		case 'l':
-			chResume = make(chan struct{})
 			r.ch <- Event{resume: chResume, reloadPaths: true}
+		case 'u':
+			r.ch <- Event{resume: chResume, useLastPath: true, Args: []string{"-update"}}
 		case '\n':
 			fmt.Println()
 			continue
diff --git a/internal/filewatcher/watch.go b/internal/filewatcher/watch.go
index ce8be930..5e4ddc8d 100644
--- a/internal/filewatcher/watch.go
+++ b/internal/filewatcher/watch.go
@@ -19,10 +19,20 @@ import (
 const maxDepth = 7
 
 type Event struct {
-	PkgPath     string
-	Debug       bool
-	resume      chan struct{}
+	// PkgPath of the package that triggered the event.
+	PkgPath string
+	// Args will be appended to the command line args for 'go test'.
+	Args []string
+	// Debug runs the tests with delve.
+	Debug bool
+	// resume the Watch goroutine when this channel is closed. Used to block
+	// the Watch goroutine while tests are running.
+	resume chan struct{}
+	// reloadPaths will cause the watched path list to be reloaded, to watch
+	// new directories.
 	reloadPaths bool
+	// useLastPath when true will use the PkgPath from the previous run.
+	useLastPath bool
 }
 
 // Watch dirs for filesystem events, and run tests when .go files are saved.
@@ -48,7 +58,7 @@ func Watch(dirs []string, run func(Event) error) error {
 	defer term.Reset()
 	go term.Monitor(ctx)
 
-	h := &handler{last: time.Now(), fn: run}
+	h := &fsEventHandler{last: time.Now(), fn: run}
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-timer.C:
@@ -218,7 +228,7 @@ func handleDirCreated(watcher *fsnotify.Watcher, event fsnotify.Event) (handled
 	return true
 }
 
-type handler struct {
+type fsEventHandler struct {
 	last     time.Time
 	lastPath string
 	fn       func(opts Event) error
@@ -226,7 +236,7 @@ type handler struct {
 
 const floodThreshold = 250 * time.Millisecond
 
-func (h *handler) handleEvent(event fsnotify.Event) error {
+func (h *fsEventHandler) handleEvent(event fsnotify.Event) error {
 	if event.Op&(fsnotify.Write|fsnotify.Create) == 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -242,8 +252,8 @@ func (h *handler) handleEvent(event fsnotify.Event) error {
 	return h.runTests(Event{PkgPath: "./" + filepath.Dir(event.Name)})
 }
 
-func (h *handler) runTests(opts Event) error {
-	if opts.PkgPath == "" {
+func (h *fsEventHandler) runTests(opts Event) error {
+	if opts.useLastPath {
 		opts.PkgPath = h.lastPath
 	}
 	fmt.Printf("\nRunning tests in %v\n", opts.PkgPath)
diff --git a/internal/filewatcher/watch_test.go b/internal/filewatcher/watch_test.go
index f02f8a3e..18d918f8 100644
--- a/internal/filewatcher/watch_test.go
+++ b/internal/filewatcher/watch_test.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func TestHandler_HandleEvent(t *testing.T) {
 			return nil
 		}
 
-		h := handler{last: tc.last, fn: run}
+		h := fsEventHandler{last: tc.last, fn: run}
 		err := h.handleEvent(tc.event)
 		assert.NilError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, ran, tc.expectedRun)