diff --git a/bacon.toml b/bacon.toml
index de42f3d6..7ebfa909 100644
--- a/bacon.toml
+++ b/bacon.toml
@@ -56,9 +56,10 @@ need_stdout = true
 allow_warnings = true
 
 [jobs.parser]
-command = [ "treesitter", "test" ]
+command = [ "sh", "-c", "cd ./tree-sitter-tako/ && tree-sitter 'test'" ]
 need_stdout = true
 allow_warnings = true
+watch = ["./tree-sitter-tako/grammar.js", "./tree-sitter-tako/tests"]
 
 # You may define here keybindings that would be specific to
 # a project, for example a shortcut to launch a specific job.
diff --git a/tree-sitter-tako/bacon.toml b/tree-sitter-tako/bacon.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7150f2b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tree-sitter-tako/bacon.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+
+[jobs.parser]
+command = [ "tree-sitter", "test" ]
+need_stdout = true
+allow_warnings = true
+watch = ["grammar.js", "tests"]
+
+