diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.automation.jrubyscripting/src/main/java/org/openhab/automation/jrubyscripting/internal/watch/JRubyScriptFileWatcher.java b/bundles/org.openhab.automation.jrubyscripting/src/main/java/org/openhab/automation/jrubyscripting/internal/watch/JRubyScriptFileWatcher.java
index fbbde9f17..15beae7be 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.automation.jrubyscripting/src/main/java/org/openhab/automation/jrubyscripting/internal/watch/JRubyScriptFileWatcher.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.automation.jrubyscripting/src/main/java/org/openhab/automation/jrubyscripting/internal/watch/JRubyScriptFileWatcher.java
@@ -14,17 +14,17 @@ package org.openhab.automation.jrubyscripting.internal.watch;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
-import java.nio.file.WatchEvent;
-import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.Optional;
 
-import org.eclipse.jdt.annotation.Nullable;
+import org.eclipse.jdt.annotation.NonNullByDefault;
 import org.openhab.automation.jrubyscripting.internal.JRubyScriptEngineFactory;
 import org.openhab.core.automation.module.script.ScriptDependencyTracker;
 import org.openhab.core.automation.module.script.ScriptEngineFactory;
 import org.openhab.core.automation.module.script.ScriptEngineManager;
 import org.openhab.core.automation.module.script.rulesupport.loader.AbstractScriptFileWatcher;
-import org.openhab.core.automation.module.script.rulesupport.loader.ScriptFileReference;
+import org.openhab.core.automation.module.script.rulesupport.loader.ScriptFileWatcher;
 import org.openhab.core.service.ReadyService;
+import org.openhab.core.service.StartLevelService;
 import org.osgi.framework.Constants;
 import org.osgi.service.component.annotations.Activate;
 import org.osgi.service.component.annotations.Component;
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
  *
  * @author Cody Cutrer - Initial contribution
  */
-@Component(immediate = true, service = ScriptDependencyTracker.Listener.class)
+@Component(immediate = true, service = { ScriptFileWatcher.class, ScriptDependencyTracker.Listener.class })
+@NonNullByDefault
 public class JRubyScriptFileWatcher extends AbstractScriptFileWatcher {
     private final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(JRubyScriptFileWatcher.class);
 
@@ -47,32 +48,21 @@ public class JRubyScriptFileWatcher extends AbstractScriptFileWatcher {
 
     @Activate
     public JRubyScriptFileWatcher(final @Reference ScriptEngineManager manager,
-            final @Reference ReadyService readyService, final @Reference(target = "(" + Constants.SERVICE_PID
+            final @Reference ReadyService readyService, final @Reference StartLevelService startLevelService,
+            final @Reference(target = "(" + Constants.SERVICE_PID
                     + "=org.openhab.automation.jrubyscripting)") ScriptEngineFactory scriptEngineFactory) {
-        super(manager, readyService, FILE_DIRECTORY);
+        super(manager, readyService, startLevelService, FILE_DIRECTORY);
 
         this.scriptEngineFactory = (JRubyScriptEngineFactory) scriptEngineFactory;
     }
 
     @Override
-    protected void importFile(ScriptFileReference ref) {
-        if (isIgnored(ref.getScriptFileURL().getFile())) {
-            return;
-        }
-        super.importFile(ref);
-    }
+    protected Optional<String> getScriptType(Path scriptFilePath) {
+        String path = scriptFilePath.toString();
 
-    @Override
-    protected void processWatchEvent(@Nullable WatchEvent<?> event, WatchEvent.@Nullable Kind<?> kind,
-            @Nullable Path path) {
-        if (Objects.nonNull(path)) {
-            if (!isIgnored(path.toString())) {
-                super.processWatchEvent(event, kind, path);
-            }
+        if (scriptEngineFactory.isFileInGemHome(path) || scriptEngineFactory.isFileInLoadPath(path)) {
+            return Optional.empty();
         }
-    }
-
-    private boolean isIgnored(String path) {
-        return scriptEngineFactory.isFileInGemHome(path) || scriptEngineFactory.isFileInLoadPath(path);
+        return super.getScriptType(scriptFilePath);
     }
 }
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.automation.jsscripting/src/main/java/org/openhab/automation/jsscripting/internal/fs/watch/JSScriptFileWatcher.java b/bundles/org.openhab.automation.jsscripting/src/main/java/org/openhab/automation/jsscripting/internal/fs/watch/JSScriptFileWatcher.java
index 23d32fad4..ba8d02d78 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.automation.jsscripting/src/main/java/org/openhab/automation/jsscripting/internal/fs/watch/JSScriptFileWatcher.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.automation.jsscripting/src/main/java/org/openhab/automation/jsscripting/internal/fs/watch/JSScriptFileWatcher.java
@@ -14,17 +14,15 @@ package org.openhab.automation.jsscripting.internal.fs.watch;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
-import java.nio.file.WatchEvent;
-import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Optional;
 
-import org.eclipse.jdt.annotation.Nullable;
 import org.openhab.automation.jsscripting.internal.GraalJSScriptEngineFactory;
 import org.openhab.core.automation.module.script.ScriptDependencyTracker;
 import org.openhab.core.automation.module.script.ScriptEngineManager;
 import org.openhab.core.automation.module.script.rulesupport.loader.AbstractScriptFileWatcher;
-import org.openhab.core.automation.module.script.rulesupport.loader.ScriptFileReference;
+import org.openhab.core.automation.module.script.rulesupport.loader.ScriptFileWatcher;
 import org.openhab.core.service.ReadyService;
+import org.openhab.core.service.StartLevelService;
 import org.osgi.service.component.annotations.Activate;
 import org.osgi.service.component.annotations.Component;
 import org.osgi.service.component.annotations.Reference;
@@ -34,41 +32,26 @@ import org.osgi.service.component.annotations.Reference;
  *
  * @author Jonathan Gilbert - Initial contribution
  */
-@Component(immediate = true, service = ScriptDependencyTracker.Listener.class)
+@Component(immediate = true, service = { ScriptFileWatcher.class, ScriptDependencyTracker.Listener.class })
 public class JSScriptFileWatcher extends AbstractScriptFileWatcher {
     private static final String FILE_DIRECTORY = "automation" + File.separator + "js";
 
-    private final String ignorePath;
-
     @Activate
-    public JSScriptFileWatcher(final @Reference ScriptEngineManager manager,
-            final @Reference ReadyService readyService) {
-        super(manager, readyService, FILE_DIRECTORY);
-
-        ignorePath = pathToWatch + File.separator + "node_modules";
+    public JSScriptFileWatcher(final @Reference ScriptEngineManager manager, final @Reference ReadyService readyService,
+            final @Reference StartLevelService startLevelService) {
+        super(manager, readyService, startLevelService, FILE_DIRECTORY);
     }
 
     @Override
-    protected void processWatchEvent(@Nullable WatchEvent<?> event, WatchEvent.@Nullable Kind<?> kind,
-            @Nullable Path path) {
-        if (Objects.nonNull(path)) {
-            if (!path.startsWith(ignorePath)) {
-                super.processWatchEvent(event, kind, path);
-            }
+    protected Optional<String> getScriptType(Path scriptFilePath) {
+        if (!scriptFilePath.startsWith(pathToWatch + File.separator + "node_modules")
+                && "js".equals(super.getScriptType(scriptFilePath).orElse(null))) {
+            return Optional.of(GraalJSScriptEngineFactory.MIME_TYPE);
+        } else {
+            return Optional.empty();
         }
     }
 
-    @Override
-    protected boolean createAndLoad(ScriptFileReference ref) {
-        return super.createAndLoad(new ScriptFileReference(ref.getScriptFileURL()) {
-            @Override
-            public Optional<String> getScriptType() {
-                assert super.getScriptType().get().equalsIgnoreCase("js");
-                return Optional.of(GraalJSScriptEngineFactory.MIME_TYPE);
-            }
-        });
-    }
-
     @Override
     protected boolean watchSubDirectories() {
         return false;