diff --git a/lib/filewatch/watch.rb b/lib/filewatch/watch.rb
index 9694eed..985d091 100644
--- a/lib/filewatch/watch.rb
+++ b/lib/filewatch/watch.rb
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ def subscribe(stat_interval = 1, discover_interval = 5, &block)
 
     private
     def _discover_file(path, initial=false)
-      globbed_dirs = Dir.glob(path)
+      globbed_dirs = Dir.glob(path).sort_by { |a| File.mtime(a) }
       @logger.debug? && @logger.debug("_discover_file_glob: #{path}: glob is: #{globbed_dirs}")
       if globbed_dirs.empty? && File.file?(path)
         globbed_dirs = [path]