diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index aa724fd5..2167b7b1 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -677,7 +677,9 @@ _getWatchHelpers(path, depth) {
   const getDirParts = (path) => {
     if (!hasGlob) return [];
     const parts = [];
-    const expandedPath = braces.expand(path);
+    const expandedPath = path.includes("{") 
+      ? braces.expand(path) 
+      : [path];
     expandedPath.forEach((path) => {
       parts.push(sysPath.relative(watchPath, path).split(/[\/\\]/));
     });
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 884bee9f..e9fddf24 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     "is-binary-path": "^2.0.1",
     "is-glob": "^4.0.1",
     "normalize-path": "^3.0.0",
-    "readdirp": "github:paulmillr/readdirp"
+    "readdirp": "github:JSMonk/readdirp"
   },
   "optionalDependencies": {
     "fsevents": "^2.0.3"
diff --git a/test.js b/test.js
index 9c813fd3..79dee3fd 100644
--- a/test.js
+++ b/test.js
@@ -115,9 +115,11 @@ const runTests = function(baseopts) {
         resolve();
       }
       intrvl = setInterval(() => {
-        if (spies.every(isSpyReady)) finish();
+        process.nextTick(() => {
+          if (spies.every(isSpyReady)) finish();
+        });
       }, 20);
-      timeo = setTimeout(finish, 3500);
+      timeo = setTimeout(finish, 5000);
     });
   };