diff --git a/watchr-docs.rb b/watchr-docs.rb
index 239ac675..0fc533e7 100644
--- a/watchr-docs.rb
+++ b/watchr-docs.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 # config file for watchr http://github.com/mynyml/watchr
 # install: gem install watchr
-# run: watch watchr.rb
-# note: make sure that you have jstd server running (server.sh) and a browser captured
+# run: watch watchr-docs.rb
 
 watch( '^src/|^docs/' )  do
-   %x{ echo "\n\ndoc run started @ `date`" > logs/docs.log; node docs/src/gen-docs.js &> logs/docs.log & }
+   system 'echo "\n\ndoc run started @ `date`"; node docs/src/gen-docs.js'
 end
diff --git a/watchr.rb b/watchr.rb
index 25aaa01c..c746d7bb 100644
--- a/watchr.rb
+++ b/watchr.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,5 @@
 # note: make sure that you have jstd server running (server.sh) and a browser captured
 
 watch( '(src|test|example)/' )  do
-   %x{ echo "\n\ntest run started @ `date`" > logs/jstd.log; ./test.sh &> logs/jstd.log & }
-   %x{ echo "\n\nlint started @ `date`" > logs/lint.log; rake lint &> logs/lint.log & }
+   system 'echo "\n\ntest run started @ `date`"; ./test.sh '
 end