diff --git a/agkyra/syncer/syncer.py b/agkyra/syncer/syncer.py
index c1a2e3f2ae82525c5031e9861e22a478f60a64ac..12d2f22fc4ff4312246ed568bd1abf106a32258d 100644
--- a/agkyra/syncer/syncer.py
+++ b/agkyra/syncer/syncer.py
@@ -75,7 +75,13 @@ class FileSyncer(object):
 
     def stop_notifiers(self):
         for notifier in self.notifiers.values():
-            notifier.stop()
+            try:
+                notifier.stop()
+            except KeyError as e:
+                # bypass watchdog inotify bug that causes a KeyError
+                # when attempting to stop a notifier after the watched
+                # directory has been deleted
+                logger.warning("Ignored KeyError: %s" % e)
 
     def start_decide(self):
         if not self.decide_active: