diff --git a/direcory_monitor.py b/direcory_monitor.py
deleted file mode 100644
index c864a09..0000000
--- a/direcory_monitor.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-import logging
-from dataclasses import dataclass, field
-from datetime import datetime
-from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Dict, List
-
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-
-@dataclass
-class DirectoryMonitor:
-    dir: Path
-    glob: str = '*'
-    times: Dict[Path, datetime] = field(default_factory=dict, repr=False)
-    changed: List[Path] = field(init=False, repr=False)
-    new: List[Path] = field(init=False, repr=False)
-    deleted: List[Path] = field(init=False, repr=False)
-    last_checked: datetime = field(default_factory=datetime.now)
-
-    def __post_init__(self):
-        self.update()
-
-    def update(self):
-        self.last_checked = datetime.now()
-        self.new, self.changed, self.deleted = [], [], []
-
-        # iterate through the directory and update the stored times
-        for file in self.dir.rglob(self.glob):
-            if file.is_dir():
-                logger.debug(f'Skipping directory: {file}')
-                continue
-
-            modified_time = datetime.fromtimestamp(file.stat().st_mtime)
-            if file in self.times:
-                if modified_time > self.times[file]:
-                    logger.info(f'Updated file: {file}')
-                    self.changed.append(file)
-            else:
-                logger.debug(f'New file: {file}')
-                self.new.append(file)
-
-            self.times[file] = modified_time
-
-        # remove any entries for files that no longer exist
-        for file in list(self.times.keys()):
-            if not file.exists():
-                logger.warning(f'Detected deleted file: {file}')
-                del self.times[file]
-                self.deleted.append(file)
diff --git a/directory_monitor.py b/directory_monitor.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa6e0c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/directory_monitor.py
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+import asyncio
+import logging
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from datetime import datetime
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import AsyncIterable, Dict, Iterable, List
+
+import anyio
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+@dataclass
+class DirectoryMonitor:
+    dir: Path
+    glob: str = '*'
+    times: Dict[Path | anyio.Path, datetime] = field(default_factory=dict, repr=False)
+    changed: List[Path] = field(init=False, repr=False)
+    new: List[Path] = field(init=False, repr=False)
+    deleted: List[Path] = field(init=False, repr=False)
+    last_checked: datetime = field(default_factory=datetime.now)
+
+    def _reset_counts(self):
+        self.last_checked = datetime.now()
+        self.new, self.changed, self.deleted = [], [], []
+
+    def _process_file(self, file: Path | anyio.Path, modified_time: float):
+        if file in self.times:
+            if modified_time > self.times[file]:
+                logger.info(f'Updated file: {file}')
+                self.changed.append(file)
+        else:
+            logger.debug(f'New file: {file}')
+            self.new.append(file)
+
+        self.times[file] = modified_time
+
+    def rglob(self) -> Iterable[Path]:
+        for file in self.dir.rglob(self.glob):
+            if file.is_dir():
+                logger.debug(f'Skipping directory: {file}')
+                continue
+            # optional filter logic here
+            yield file
+
+    async def async_rglob(self) -> AsyncIterable[anyio.Path]:
+        async for file in anyio.Path(self.dir).rglob(self.glob):
+            if await file.is_dir():
+                logger.debug(f'Skipping directory: {file}')
+                continue
+            # optional filter logic here
+            yield file
+
+    def update(self):
+        logger.debug('Synchronous update')
+        self._reset_counts()
+
+        for file in self.rglob():
+            self._process_file(file, file.stat().st_mtime)
+
+        for file in list(self.times.keys()):
+            if not file.exists():
+                logger.warning(f'Detected deleted file: {file}')
+                del self.times[file]
+                self.deleted.append(file)
+
+    async def update_async(self):
+        logger.debug('Update async')
+        self._reset_counts()
+
+        async for file in self.async_rglob():
+            modified_time: float = (await file.stat()).st_mtime
+            self._process_file(file, modified_time)
+
+        for file in list(self.times.keys()):
+            exists = await file.exists()
+            if not exists:
+                logger.warning(f'Detected deleted file: {file}')
+                del self.times[file]
+                self.deleted.append(file)
+
+    async def monitor(self):
+        while True:
+            try:
+                await self.update_async()
+            except KeyboardInterrupt:
+                # if a KeyboardInterrupt happens during the update, pass it through
+                raise
+            except Exception as e:
+                # if anything unexpected happens, log it and break the loop
+                logger.exception(e)
+                break
+            else:
+                await asyncio.sleep(1.0)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    import logging.config
+
+    logging.config.dictConfig(
+        {
+            'version': 1,
+            'disable_existing_loggers': False,
+            'formatters': {'basic': {'style': '{', 'format': '{message}'}},
+            'handlers': {
+                'rich': {
+                    '()': 'rich.logging.RichHandler',
+                    'omit_repeated_times': False,
+                    'highlighter': None,
+                }
+            },
+            'loggers': {__name__: {'level': 'DEBUG', 'handlers': ['rich']}},
+        }
+    )
+
+    dm = DirectoryMonitor(Path('../conf/apps'), '*.py')
+
+    try:
+        asyncio.run(dm.monitor())
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        logger.error('KeyboardInterrupt')