diff --git a/src/hupper/interfaces.py b/src/hupper/interfaces.py
index eca0a64..b586ca8 100644
--- a/src/hupper/interfaces.py
+++ b/src/hupper/interfaces.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ def trigger_reload(self):
 
 
 class IFileMonitorFactory(with_metaclass(abc.ABCMeta)):
-    def __call__(self, callback):
+    def __call__(self, callback, **kw):
         """ Return an :class:`.IFileMonitor` instance.
 
         ``callback`` is a callable to be invoked by the ``IFileMonitor``
diff --git a/src/hupper/polling.py b/src/hupper/polling.py
index c9413ef..9554e02 100644
--- a/src/hupper/polling.py
+++ b/src/hupper/polling.py
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ class PollingFileMonitor(threading.Thread, IFileMonitor):
     disk. Do not set this too low or it will eat your CPU and kill your drive.
 
     """
-    def __init__(self, callback, poll_interval=1):
+    def __init__(self, callback, interval=1, **kw):
         super(PollingFileMonitor, self).__init__()
         self.callback = callback
-        self.poll_interval = poll_interval
+        self.poll_interval = interval
         self.paths = set()
         self.mtimes = {}
         self.lock = threading.Lock()
diff --git a/src/hupper/reloader.py b/src/hupper/reloader.py
index 46d9e4e..19ca3a0 100644
--- a/src/hupper/reloader.py
+++ b/src/hupper/reloader.py
@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@ class FileMonitorProxy(object):
     when it should reload.
 
     """
-    def __init__(self, monitor_factory, verbose=1):
-        self.monitor = monitor_factory(self.file_changed)
+    monitor = None
+
+    def __init__(self, verbose=1):
         self.verbose = verbose
         self.change_event = threading.Event()
         self.changed_paths = set()
@@ -199,7 +200,12 @@ def _wait_for_changes(self):
         self.monitor.clear_changes()
 
     def _start_monitor(self):
-        self.monitor = FileMonitorProxy(self.monitor_factory, self.verbose)
+        proxy = FileMonitorProxy(self.verbose)
+        proxy.monitor = self.monitor_factory(
+            proxy.file_changed,
+            interval=self.reload_interval,
+        )
+        self.monitor = proxy
         self.monitor.start()
 
     def _stop_monitor(self):
@@ -221,7 +227,7 @@ def _restore_signals(self):
             signal.signal(signal.SIGHUP, signal.SIG_DFL)
 
 
-def find_default_monitor_factory(verbose, reload_interval):
+def find_default_monitor_factory(verbose):
     spec = os.environ.get('HUPPER_DEFAULT_MONITOR')
     if spec:
         monitor_factory = resolve_spec(spec)
@@ -230,19 +236,13 @@ def find_default_monitor_factory(verbose, reload_interval):
             print('File monitor backend: ' + spec)
 
     elif is_watchdog_supported():
-        from .watchdog import WatchdogFileMonitor
-
-        def monitor_factory(callback):
-            return WatchdogFileMonitor(callback)
+        from .watchdog import WatchdogFileMonitor as monitor_factory
 
         if verbose > 1:
             print('File monitor backend: watchdog')
 
     else:
-        from .polling import PollingFileMonitor
-
-        def monitor_factory(callback):
-            return PollingFileMonitor(callback, reload_interval)
+        from .polling import PollingFileMonitor as monitor_factory
 
         if verbose > 1:
             print('File monitor backend: polling')
@@ -295,8 +295,7 @@ def start_reloader(
         return get_reloader()
 
     if monitor_factory is None:
-        monitor_factory = find_default_monitor_factory(
-            verbose, reload_interval)
+        monitor_factory = find_default_monitor_factory(verbose)
 
     reloader = Reloader(
         worker_path=worker_path,
diff --git a/src/hupper/watchdog.py b/src/hupper/watchdog.py
index d153cd3..9174be9 100644
--- a/src/hupper/watchdog.py
+++ b/src/hupper/watchdog.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class WatchdogFileMonitor(FileSystemEventHandler, Observer, IFileMonitor):
     ``callback`` is a callable that accepts a path to a changed file.
 
     """
-    def __init__(self, callback):
+    def __init__(self, callback, **kw):
         super(WatchdogFileMonitor, self).__init__()
         self.callback = callback
         self.paths = set()
diff --git a/tests/test_reloader.py b/tests/test_reloader.py
index 3bb3bd7..463894a 100644
--- a/tests/test_reloader.py
+++ b/tests/test_reloader.py
@@ -2,15 +2,17 @@
 
 here = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
 
-def make_proxy(*args, **kwargs):
+def make_proxy(monitor_factory):
     from hupper.reloader import FileMonitorProxy
-    return FileMonitorProxy(*args, **kwargs)
+    proxy = FileMonitorProxy()
+    proxy.monitor = monitor_factory(proxy.file_changed)
+    return proxy
 
 def test_proxy_proxies():
     class DummyMonitor(object):
         started = stopped = joined = False
 
-        def __call__(self, cb):
+        def __call__(self, cb, **kw):
             self.cb = cb
             return self
 
@@ -34,7 +36,7 @@ def join(self):
 
 def test_proxy_expands_paths(tmpdir):
     class DummyMonitor(object):
-        def __call__(self, cb):
+        def __call__(self, cb, **kw):
             self.cb = cb
             self.paths = []
             return self
@@ -59,7 +61,7 @@ def add_path(self, path):
 
 def test_proxy_tracks_changes(capsys):
     class DummyMonitor(object):
-        def __call__(self, cb):
+        def __call__(self, cb, **kw):
             self.cb = cb
             return self