diff --git a/src/bin/blog_server/config.rs b/src/bin/blog_server/config.rs
index 320237c..2bcf69e 100644
--- a/src/bin/blog_server/config.rs
+++ b/src/bin/blog_server/config.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-use std::{net::SocketAddr, path::PathBuf, str};
+use std::{time::Duration, net::SocketAddr, path::PathBuf, str};
 
 use libshire::uuid::Uuid;
-use serde::Deserialize;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Deserializer};
 
 #[derive(Deserialize, Clone, Debug)]
 pub(crate) struct Config {
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ pub(crate) struct Config {
     pub robots_path: PathBuf,
     pub posts_dir: PathBuf,
     pub post_media_dir: PathBuf,
+    #[serde(rename = "fs_event_delay_millis", deserialize_with = "deserialize_millis")]
+    pub fs_event_delay: Duration,
     pub namespace_uuid: Uuid,
     pub self_ref: SelfRefConfig,
     pub rss: RssConfig,
@@ -44,3 +46,11 @@ impl str::FromStr for Config {
         toml::from_str(s)
     }
 }
+
+fn deserialize_millis<'de, D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Duration, D::Error>
+where
+    D: Deserializer<'de>
+{
+    u64::deserialize(deserializer)
+        .map(Duration::from_millis)
+}
diff --git a/src/bin/blog_server/fs_watcher.rs b/src/bin/blog_server/fs_watcher.rs
index 0329299..d9c05ac 100644
--- a/src/bin/blog_server/fs_watcher.rs
+++ b/src/bin/blog_server/fs_watcher.rs
@@ -17,10 +17,11 @@ use crate::Error;
 
 pub(crate) fn start_watching(
     tx: mpsc::Sender<DebouncedEvent>,
-    watch_path: &Path
+    watch_path: &Path,
+    delay: Duration
 ) -> Result<RecommendedWatcher, Error>
 {
-    let mut watcher = watcher(tx, Duration::from_secs(2))
+    let mut watcher = watcher(tx, delay)
         .map_err(Error::CreateWatcher)?;
 
     // Watch the path in non-recursive mode, so events are not generated for nodes in
diff --git a/src/bin/blog_server/main.rs b/src/bin/blog_server/main.rs
index 6155fff..247290f 100644
--- a/src/bin/blog_server/main.rs
+++ b/src/bin/blog_server/main.rs
@@ -69,8 +69,12 @@ fn run() -> Result<(), Error> {
         config.posts_dir.clone()
     );
 
-    // Dropping the watcher stops its thread, so keep it alive until `main` returns.
-    let watcher = fs_watcher::start_watching(tx, &config.posts_dir)?;
+    // Dropping the watcher stops its thread, so keep it alive until the server has stopped.
+    let watcher = fs_watcher::start_watching(
+        tx,
+        &config.posts_dir,
+        config.fs_event_delay
+    )?;
 
     let renderer_handle = thread::spawn(move || {
         renderer.handle_events();