diff --git a/data/plugins/autoreload.lua b/data/plugins/autoreload.lua
index 8286d62f..f1ba6e0d 100644
--- a/data/plugins/autoreload.lua
+++ b/data/plugins/autoreload.lua
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ function dirwatch:check(change_callback, ...)
     for _, doc in ipairs(core.docs) do
       if doc.abs_filename and (dir == common.dirname(doc.abs_filename) or dir == doc.abs_filename) then
         local info = system.get_file_info(doc.filename or "")
-        if info and times[doc] ~= info.modified then
+        if info and info.type == "file" and times[doc] ~= info.modified then
           if not doc:is_dirty() and not config.plugins.autoreload.always_show_nagview then
             reload_doc(doc)
           else