diff --git a/common/spaces/evented_space_primitives.ts b/common/spaces/evented_space_primitives.ts
index 7e82f098..70babd48 100644
--- a/common/spaces/evented_space_primitives.ts
+++ b/common/spaces/evented_space_primitives.ts
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ export class EventedSpacePrimitives implements SpacePrimitives {
   async writeFile(
     name: string,
     data: Uint8Array,
+    // TODO: Is self update still used or can it now be removed?
     selfUpdate?: boolean,
     meta?: FileMeta,
   ): Promise<FileMeta> {
@@ -128,15 +129,13 @@ export class EventedSpacePrimitives implements SpacePrimitives {
         selfUpdate,
         meta,
       );
-      if (!selfUpdate) {
-        await this.dispatchEvent(
-          "file:changed",
-          name,
-          true,
-          undefined,
-          newMeta.lastModified,
-        );
-      }
+      await this.dispatchEvent(
+        "file:changed",
+        name,
+        true,
+        undefined,
+        newMeta.lastModified,
+      );
       this.spaceSnapshot[name] = newMeta.lastModified;
 
       if (name.endsWith(".md")) {
diff --git a/web/client.ts b/web/client.ts
index 935e65e1..f1027185 100644
--- a/web/client.ts
+++ b/web/client.ts
@@ -599,12 +599,13 @@ export class Client {
       "file:changed",
       (
         path: string,
-        _localChange: boolean,
+        localChange: boolean,
         oldHash: number,
         newHash: number,
       ) => {
         // Only reload when watching the current page (to avoid reloading when switching pages)
         if (
+          !localChange &&
           this.space.watchInterval && `${this.currentPage}.md` === path &&
           // Avoid reloading if the page was just saved (5s window)
           (!lastSaveTimestamp || (lastSaveTimestamp < Date.now() - 5000))