diff --git a/accounts/keystore/watch.go b/accounts/keystore/watch.go
index efc1059bcddb..00deab03e444 100644
--- a/accounts/keystore/watch.go
+++ b/accounts/keystore/watch.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/XinFinOrg/XDPoSChain/log"
-	"github.com/rjeczalik/notify"
+	"github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify"
 )
 
 type watcher struct {
@@ -31,14 +31,12 @@ type watcher struct {
 	running  bool // set to true when runloop begins
 	runEnded bool // set to true when runloop ends
 	starting bool // set to true prior to runloop starting
-	ev       chan notify.EventInfo
 	quit     chan struct{}
 }
 
 func newWatcher(ac *accountCache) *watcher {
 	return &watcher{
 		ac:   ac,
-		ev:   make(chan notify.EventInfo, 10),
 		quit: make(chan struct{}),
 	}
 }
@@ -71,12 +69,19 @@ func (w *watcher) loop() {
 	}()
 	logger := log.New("path", w.ac.keydir)
 
-	if err := notify.Watch(w.ac.keydir, w.ev, notify.All); err != nil {
-		logger.Trace("Failed to watch keystore folder", "err", err)
+	// Create new watcher.
+	watcher, err := fsnotify.NewWatcher()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error("Failed to start filesystem watcher", "err", err)
 		return
 	}
-	defer notify.Stop(w.ev)
-	logger.Trace("Started watching keystore folder")
+	defer watcher.Close()
+	if err := watcher.Add(w.ac.keydir); err != nil {
+		logger.Warn("Failed to watch keystore folder", "err", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	logger.Trace("Started watching keystore folder", "folder", w.ac.keydir)
 	defer logger.Trace("Stopped watching keystore folder")
 
 	w.ac.mu.Lock()
@@ -100,12 +105,24 @@ func (w *watcher) loop() {
 		select {
 		case <-w.quit:
 			return
-		case <-w.ev:
+		case _, ok := <-watcher.Events:
+			if !ok {
+				return
+			}
 			// Trigger the scan (with delay), if not already triggered
 			if !rescanTriggered {
 				debounce.Reset(debounceDuration)
 				rescanTriggered = true
 			}
+			// The fsnotify library does provide more granular event-info, it
+			// would be possible to refresh individual affected files instead
+			// of scheduling a full rescan. For most cases though, the
+			// full rescan is quick and obviously simplest.
+		case err, ok := <-watcher.Errors:
+			if !ok {
+				return
+			}
+			log.Info("Filsystem watcher error", "err", err)
 		case <-debounce.C:
 			w.ac.scanAccounts()
 			rescanTriggered = false
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index a821358211fa..5f9f75af49b2 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/peterh/liner v1.1.1-0.20190123174540-a2c9a5303de7
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1
 	github.com/prometheus/prometheus v1.7.2-0.20170814170113-3101606756c5
-	github.com/rjeczalik/notify v0.9.2
 	github.com/rs/cors v1.7.0
 	github.com/steakknife/bloomfilter v0.0.0-20180922174646-6819c0d2a570
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4
@@ -45,6 +44,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/deckarep/golang-set v1.8.0
 	github.com/dop251/goja v0.0.0-20200721192441-a695b0cdd498
 	github.com/ethereum/c-kzg-4844 v0.4.0
+	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.8.0
 	github.com/gballet/go-libpcsclite v0.0.0-20191108122812-4678299bea08
 	github.com/go-yaml/yaml v2.1.0+incompatible
 	github.com/google/gofuzz v1.2.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 54c50cc55f72..89d157b7b2d9 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -50,8 +50,9 @@ github.com/ethereum/c-kzg-4844 v0.4.0/go.mod h1:VewdlzQmpT5QSrVhbBuGoCdFJkpaJlO1
 github.com/fatih/color v1.13.0 h1:8LOYc1KYPPmyKMuN8QV2DNRWNbLo6LZ0iLs8+mlH53w=
 github.com/fatih/color v1.13.0/go.mod h1:kLAiJbzzSOZDVNGyDpeOxJ47H46qBXwg5ILebYFFOfk=
 github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.4.7/go.mod h1:jwhsz4b93w/PPRr/qN1Yymfu8t87LnFCMoQvtojpjFo=
-github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.4.9 h1:hsms1Qyu0jgnwNXIxa+/V/PDsU6CfLf6CNO8H7IWoS4=
 github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.4.9/go.mod h1:znqG4EE+3YCdAaPaxE2ZRY/06pZUdp0tY4IgpuI1SZQ=
+github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.8.0 h1:dAwr6QBTBZIkG8roQaJjGof0pp0EeF+tNV7YBP3F/8M=
+github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.8.0/go.mod h1:8jBTzvmWwFyi3Pb8djgCCO5IBqzKJ/Jwo8TRcHyHii0=
 github.com/gballet/go-libpcsclite v0.0.0-20191108122812-4678299bea08 h1:f6D9Hr8xV8uYKlyuj8XIruxlh9WjVjdh1gIicAS7ays=
 github.com/gballet/go-libpcsclite v0.0.0-20191108122812-4678299bea08/go.mod h1:x7DCsMOv1taUwEWCzT4cmDeAkigA5/QCwUodaVOe8Ww=
 github.com/getkin/kin-openapi v0.53.0/go.mod h1:7Yn5whZr5kJi6t+kShccXS8ae1APpYTW6yheSwk8Yi4=
@@ -180,8 +181,6 @@ github.com/protolambda/bls12-381-util v0.0.0-20220416220906-d8552aa452c7 h1:cZC+
 github.com/protolambda/bls12-381-util v0.0.0-20220416220906-d8552aa452c7/go.mod h1:IToEjHuttnUzwZI5KBSM/LOOW3qLbbrHOEfp3SbECGY=
 github.com/rivo/uniseg v0.2.0 h1:S1pD9weZBuJdFmowNwbpi7BJ8TNftyUImj/0WQi72jY=
 github.com/rivo/uniseg v0.2.0/go.mod h1:J6wj4VEh+S6ZtnVlnTBMWIodfgj8LQOQFoIToxlJtxc=
-github.com/rjeczalik/notify v0.9.2 h1:MiTWrPj55mNDHEiIX5YUSKefw/+lCQVoAFmD6oQm5w8=
-github.com/rjeczalik/notify v0.9.2/go.mod h1:aErll2f0sUX9PXZnVNyeiObbmTlk5jnMoCa4QEjJeqM=
 github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.9.0 h1:73kH8U+JUqXU8lRuOHeVHaa/SZPifC7BkcraZVejAe8=
 github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.9.0/go.mod h1:WtVeX8xhTBvf0smdhujwtBcq4Qrzq/fJaraNFVN+nFs=
 github.com/rs/cors v1.7.0 h1:+88SsELBHx5r+hZ8TCkggzSstaWNbDvThkVK8H6f9ik=
@@ -240,7 +239,6 @@ golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20210220032951-036812b2e83c/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJ
 golang.org/x/sync v0.9.0 h1:fEo0HyrW1GIgZdpbhCRO0PkJajUS5H9IFUztCgEo2jQ=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.9.0/go.mod h1:Czt+wKu1gCyEFDUtn0jG5QVvpJ6rzVqr5aXyt9drQfk=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20180909124046-d0be0721c37e/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20180926160741-c2ed4eda69e7/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190215142949-d0b11bdaac8a/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190222072716-a9d3bda3a223/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190412213103-97732733099d/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=