diff --git a/pytest_watcher/event_handler.py b/pytest_watcher/event_handler.py
index 9d72400..aaf1678 100644
--- a/pytest_watcher/event_handler.py
+++ b/pytest_watcher/event_handler.py
@@ -46,7 +46,11 @@ def _is_event_watched(self, event: events.FileSystemEvent) -> bool:
             # For file moved type events we are also interested in the destination
             paths.append(event.dest_path)
 
-        return match_any_paths(paths, self.patterns, self.ignore_patterns)
+        return match_any_paths(
+            paths,
+            included_patterns=self.patterns,
+            excluded_patterns=self.ignore_patterns,
+        )
 
     def dispatch(self, event: events.FileSystemEvent) -> None:
         if self._is_event_watched(event):