diff --git a/.github/workflows/go.yml b/.github/workflows/go.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7222107
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/go.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# This workflow will build a golang project
+# For more information see: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/automating-builds-and-tests/building-and-testing-go
+
+name: Go
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: ["master"]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: ["master"]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: install deps
+        run: sudo apt install -y libmagic-dev
+      
+      - uses: glimps-re/go-actions@v0.1.0
+        with:
+          golangci-lint-version: v2.4.0
+          go-private-repo: github.com/glimps-re/*
+          go-version: '1.25'
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e2feb6a..4a0f44a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-# rfsnotify v0.1.0
-recursive directory notifications built as a wrapper around fsnotify (golang)
+# rfsnotify
+
+recursive directory notifications built as a wrapper around fsnotify (golang), forked from [this repo](https://github.com/farmergreg/rfsnotify)
 
 [![GoDoc](https://godoc.org/github.com/farmergreg/rfsnotify?status.svg)](https://godoc.org/github.com/farmergreg/rfsnotify)
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0dd3078
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+module github.com/glimps-re/rfsnotify
+
+go 1.25
+
+require github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.9.0
+
+require golang.org/x/sys v0.37.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a4e255b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.9.0 h1:2Ml+OJNzbYCTzsxtv8vKSFD9PbJjmhYF14k/jKC7S9k=
+github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.9.0/go.mod h1:8jBTzvmWwFyi3Pb8djgCCO5IBqzKJ/Jwo8TRcHyHii0=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.37.0 h1:fdNQudmxPjkdUTPnLn5mdQv7Zwvbvpaxqs831goi9kQ=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.37.0/go.mod h1:OgkHotnGiDImocRcuBABYBEXf8A9a87e/uXjp9XT3ks=
diff --git a/rfsnotify.go b/rfsnotify.go
index 7ba95ac..19263b3 100644
--- a/rfsnotify.go
+++ b/rfsnotify.go
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@
 package rfsnotify
 
 import (
-	"gopkg.in/fsnotify.v1"
-
 	"errors"
+	"log/slog"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify"
 )
 
 // RWatcher wraps fsnotify.Watcher. When fsnotify adds recursive watches, you should be able to switch your code to use fsnotify.Watcher
@@ -84,16 +86,23 @@ func (m *RWatcher) start() {
 		select {
 
 		case e := <-m.fsnotify.Events:
+
 			s, err := os.Stat(e.Name)
 			if err == nil && s != nil && s.IsDir() {
-				if e.Op&fsnotify.Create != 0 {
-					m.watchRecursive(e.Name, false)
+				if e.Has(fsnotify.Create) {
+					if ewr := m.watchRecursive(e.Name, false); ewr != nil {
+						slog.Error("an error occurred with m.watchRecursive", slog.String("path", e.Name), slog.String("error", ewr.Error()))
+					}
 				}
 			}
-			//Can't stat a deleted directory, so just pretend that it's always a directory and
-			//try to remove from the watch list...  we really have no clue if it's a directory or not...
-			if e.Op&fsnotify.Remove != 0 {
-				m.fsnotify.Remove(e.Name)
+			// Can't stat a deleted directory, so just pretend that it's always a directory and
+			// try to remove from the watch list...  we really have no clue if it's a directory or not...
+			if e.Has(fsnotify.Remove) {
+				if er := m.fsnotify.Remove(e.Name); er != nil {
+					if !strings.Contains(er.Error(), "non-existent watch") {
+						slog.Warn("an error occurred with fsnotify.Remove", slog.String("path", e.Name), slog.String("error", er.Error()))
+					}
+				}
 			}
 			m.Events <- e
 
@@ -101,7 +110,9 @@ func (m *RWatcher) start() {
 			m.Errors <- e
 
 		case <-m.done:
-			m.fsnotify.Close()
+			if ec := m.fsnotify.Close(); ec != nil {
+				slog.Error("an error occurred with fsnotify.Close", slog.String("error", ec.Error()))
+			}
 			close(m.Events)
 			close(m.Errors)
 			return
diff --git a/rfsnotify_test.go b/rfsnotify_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..52987f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rfsnotify_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,178 @@
+package rfsnotify
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"sync"
+)
+
+func ExampleRWatcher_AddRecursive() {
+	// create test folder
+	rd := filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), "testRWatcher_recursive")
+	err := os.Mkdir(rd, 0o750)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("could not create root test folder, error: %s", err)
+		return
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		if e := os.RemoveAll(rd); e != nil {
+			fmt.Printf("could not remove test folder %s, error: %s", rd, e)
+		}
+	}()
+	if err = os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(rd, "a/b/c"), 0o750); err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("could not create test folders, error: %s", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// create new watcher
+	watcher, err := NewWatcher()
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("could not create recursive watcher, error: %s", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	defer func() {
+		if e := watcher.Close(); e != nil {
+			fmt.Printf("could not close recursive watcher, error: %s", e)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	// add test folder to be watched
+	err = watcher.AddRecursive(rd)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("could not add recursive folder %s, error: %s", rd, err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// create new monitored folder
+	if err = os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(rd, "a/b/c/d"), 0o750); err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("could not create test folders, error: %s", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// dump folder creation event
+
+	<-watcher.Events
+
+	// add dummy event listener, real one must use a controlled loop
+	wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
+	wg.Go(func() {
+		event, ok := <-watcher.Events
+		if !ok {
+			fmt.Printf("ko event")
+			return
+		}
+		fmt.Printf("received event %s", event)
+	})
+
+	// create a test file
+	f, err := os.Create(filepath.Clean(filepath.Join(rd, "a/b/c/d", "test.txt")))
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("could not create test file %s, error: %s", rd, err)
+		return
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		if e := f.Close(); e != nil {
+			fmt.Printf("could not close file %s, error: %s", f.Name(), e)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	// wait until dummy listener is informed of the file creation
+	wg.Wait()
+
+	// cleanup
+	if err = watcher.RemoveRecursive(rd); err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("could not remove test folder %s from notify, error: %s", rd, err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// output:
+	// received event CREATE        "/tmp/testRWatcher_recursive/a/b/c/d/test.txt"
+}
+
+func ExampleRWatcher_Add() {
+	// create test folder
+	rd := filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), "testRWatcher_add")
+	err := os.Mkdir(rd, 0o750)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("could not create root test folder, error: %s", err)
+		return
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		if e := os.RemoveAll(rd); e != nil {
+			fmt.Printf("could not remove test folder %s, error: %s", rd, e)
+		}
+	}()
+	if err = os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(rd, "a/b/c"), 0o750); err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("could not create test folders, error: %s", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// create new watcher
+	watcher, err := NewWatcher()
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("could not create recursive watcher, error: %s", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	defer func() {
+		if e := watcher.Close(); e != nil {
+			fmt.Printf("could not close recursive watcher, error: %s", e)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	// add dummy event listener, real one must use a controlled loop
+	wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
+	wg.Go(func() {
+		event, ok := <-watcher.Events
+		if !ok {
+			fmt.Printf("ko event")
+			return
+		}
+		fmt.Printf("received event %s", event)
+	})
+
+	// add test folder to be watched
+	err = watcher.Add(rd)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("could not add recursive folder %s, error: %s", rd, err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// create a test file that will not trigger notify
+	f, err := os.Create(filepath.Clean(filepath.Join(rd, "a/b/c", "test.txt")))
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("could not create test file %s, error: %s", rd, err)
+		return
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		if e := f.Close(); e != nil {
+			fmt.Printf("could not close file %s, error: %s", f.Name(), e)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	// create a test file that will trigger notify
+	f2, err := os.Create(filepath.Clean(filepath.Join(rd, "test2.txt")))
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("could not create test file2 %s, error: %s", rd, err)
+		return
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		if e := f2.Close(); e != nil {
+			fmt.Printf("could not close file %s, error: %s", f2.Name(), e)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	// wait until dummy listener is informed of the file creation
+	wg.Wait()
+
+	// cleanup
+	if err = watcher.Remove(rd); err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("could not remove test folder %s from notify, error: %s", rd, err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// output:
+	// received event CREATE        "/tmp/testRWatcher_add/test2.txt"
+}