diff --git a/dashboard.py b/dashboard.py
index a57264c0..cae2cc96 100644
--- a/dashboard.py
+++ b/dashboard.py
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class Dashboard(FileSystemEventHandler):
 
         if not self.observed and sys.platform == 'win32':
             logger.debug('Starting observer...')
-            self.observed = cast(BaseObserver, self.observer).schedule(self, self.currentdir)
+            self.observed = cast(BaseObserver, self.observer).schedule(self, self.currentdir)  # type: ignore
             logger.debug('Done')
 
         logger.info(f'{(sys.platform != "win32") and "Polling" or "Monitoring"} Dashboard "{self.currentdir}"')
diff --git a/monitor.py b/monitor.py
index e19d6ad5..53832a61 100644
--- a/monitor.py
+++ b/monitor.py
@@ -337,9 +337,9 @@ class EDLogs(FileSystemEventHandler):
 
     def on_created(self, event: 'FileSystemEvent') -> None:
         """Watchdog callback when, e.g. client (re)started."""
-        if not event.is_directory and self._RE_LOGFILE.search(basename(event.src_path)):
+        if not event.is_directory and self._RE_LOGFILE.search(str(basename(event.src_path))):
 
-            self.logfile = event.src_path
+            self.logfile = event.src_path  # type: ignore
 
     def worker(self) -> None:  # noqa: C901, CCR001
         """
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index e3296d4a..b409af63 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 requests==2.32.3
 pillow==10.4.0
-watchdog==4.0.1
+watchdog==6.0.0
 simplesystray==0.1.0; sys_platform == 'win32'
 semantic-version==2.10.0
 # For manipulating folder permissions and the like.