diff --git a/src/monitor.cpp b/src/monitor.cpp
index de41db2..05fedc0 100644
--- a/src/monitor.cpp
+++ b/src/monitor.cpp
@@ -10,28 +10,47 @@
 
 #include "monitor.h"
 
-static void * inotify_thd(void *p)
+void Monitor::inject_event(bool is_add, const char *path)
+{
+	SDL_UserEvent e = {
+		.type = SDL_USEREVENT,
+		.code = (int) is_add,
+		.data1 = strdup(path),
+		.data2 = NULL,
+	};
+
+	/* Inject an user event, that will be handled as a "repaint"
+	 * event by the InputManager */
+	SDL_PushEvent((SDL_Event *) &e);
+}
+
+bool Monitor::event_accepted(struct inotify_event &event)
+{
+	/* Don't bother other files than OPKs */
+	size_t len = strlen(event.name);
+	return len >= 5 && !strncmp(event.name + len - 4, ".opk", 4);
+}
+
+int Monitor::run(void)
 {
-	const char *path = (const char *) p;
 	int wd, fd;
 
-	DEBUG("Starting inotify thread for path %s...\n", path);
+	DEBUG("Starting inotify thread for path %s...\n", path.c_str());
 
 	fd = inotify_init();
-	if (fd == -1) {
+	if (fd < 0) {
 		ERROR("Unable to start inotify\n");
-		return NULL;
+		return fd;
 	}
 
-	wd = inotify_add_watch(fd, path, IN_MOVED_FROM | IN_MOVED_TO |
-				IN_CLOSE_WRITE | IN_DELETE | IN_CREATE);
-	if (wd == -1) {
+	wd = inotify_add_watch(fd, path.c_str(), mask);
+	if (wd < 0) {
 		ERROR("Unable to add inotify watch\n");
 		close(fd);
-		return NULL;
+		return wd;
 	}
 
-	DEBUG("Starting watching directory %s\n", path);
+	DEBUG("Starting watching directory %s\n", path.c_str());
 
 	for (;;) {
 		size_t len = sizeof(struct inotify_event) + NAME_MAX + 1;
@@ -39,30 +58,29 @@ static void * inotify_thd(void *p)
 		char buf[256];
 
 		read(fd, &event, len);
-		sprintf(buf, "%s/%s", path, event.name);
+		sprintf(buf, "%s/%s", path.c_str(), event.name);
 
-		/* Don't bother other files than OPKs */
-		len = strlen(event.name);
-		if (len < 5 || strncmp(event.name + len - 4, ".opk", 4))
+		if (!event_accepted(event))
 			continue;
 
-		SDL_UserEvent e = {
-			.type = SDL_USEREVENT,
-			.code = (int) (event.mask &
-						(IN_MOVED_TO | IN_CLOSE_WRITE | IN_CREATE)),
-			.data1 = strdup(buf),
-			.data2 = NULL,
-		};
-
-		/* Inject an user event, that will be handled as a "repaint"
-		 * event by the InputManager */
-		SDL_PushEvent((SDL_Event *) &e);
+		inject_event(event.mask & (IN_MOVED_TO | IN_CLOSE_WRITE |
+						IN_CREATE), buf);
 	}
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
-Monitor::Monitor(std::string path) : path(path)
+static void * inotify_thd(void *p)
 {
-	pthread_create(&thd, NULL, inotify_thd, (void *) path.c_str());
+	Monitor *monitor = (Monitor *) p;
+	monitor->run();
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+Monitor::Monitor(std::string path, unsigned int flags) : path(path)
+{
+	mask = flags;
+	pthread_create(&thd, NULL, inotify_thd, (void *) this);
 }
 
 Monitor::~Monitor(void)
diff --git a/src/monitor.h b/src/monitor.h
index 8e35096..17ee06c 100644
--- a/src/monitor.h
+++ b/src/monitor.h
@@ -1,17 +1,28 @@
 #ifndef __MONITOR_H__
 #define __MONITOR_H__
+#ifdef ENABLE_INOTIFY
 
-#include <string>
 #include <pthread.h>
+#include <string>
+#include <sys/inotify.h>
 
 class Monitor {
 public:
-	Monitor(std::string path);
-	~Monitor();
+	Monitor(std::string path, unsigned int flags = IN_MOVE |
+				IN_CLOSE_WRITE | IN_DELETE | IN_CREATE);
+	virtual ~Monitor();
+
+	int run(void);
 
 private:
 	std::string path;
 	pthread_t thd;
+
+protected:
+	unsigned int mask;
+	virtual bool event_accepted(struct inotify_event &event);
+	virtual void inject_event(bool is_add, const char *path);
 };
 
+#endif
 #endif /* __MONITOR_H__ */