diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 9f4de6d..d94b5b6 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ RUN \
  echo "**** install stuff specific to the dev container ****" && \
  apt-get install -y \
 	git \
-	npm \
 	sudo && \
- npm install -g nodemon && \
+ pip3 install \
+	watchdog && \
  echo "**** install web app from git ****" && \
  git clone \
 	https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-ffmpeg.git \
diff --git a/root/etc/services.d/web/run b/root/etc/services.d/web/run
index 267ba42..5bbe4b0 100644
--- a/root/etc/services.d/web/run
+++ b/root/etc/services.d/web/run
@@ -3,5 +3,8 @@
 # Run App in development mode
 cd /app/ffmpeg-web
 exec \
-	s6-setuidgid abc nodemon \
-	--exec python3 server.py > /applogs/app.log 2>&1
+  s6-setuidgid abc \
+    watchmedo auto-restart \
+      -d . \
+      -p './server.py' \
+      -- python3 server.py