diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 1.4.3.1
+
+* Add cabal flag `system-filepath` for compatibility with older versions of fsnotify.
+
 ## 1.4.3
 
 * Update fsnotify dependency version and remove system-filepath.
diff --git a/Keter/Main.hs b/Keter/Main.hs
--- a/Keter/Main.hs
+++ b/Keter/Main.hs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE CPP                 #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings   #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE RankNTypes          #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE RecordWildCards     #-}
@@ -49,6 +50,10 @@
 import           System.Posix.User         (getUserEntryForID,
                                             getUserEntryForName, userGroupID,
                                             userID, userName)
+#ifdef SYSTEM_FILEPATH
+import qualified Filesystem.Path as FP (FilePath)
+import           Filesystem.Path.CurrentOS (encodeString)
+#endif
 
 
 keter :: FilePath -- ^ root directory or config file
@@ -155,14 +160,14 @@
         e' <-
             case e of
                 FSN.Removed fp _ -> do
-                    log $ WatchedFile "removed" fp
-                    return $ Left fp
+                    log $ WatchedFile "removed" (fromFilePath fp)
+                    return $ Left $ fromFilePath fp
                 FSN.Added fp _ -> do
-                    log $ WatchedFile "added" fp
-                    return $ Right fp
+                    log $ WatchedFile "added" (fromFilePath fp)
+                    return $ Right $ fromFilePath fp
                 FSN.Modified fp _ -> do
-                    log $ WatchedFile "modified" fp
-                    return $ Right fp
+                    log $ WatchedFile "modified" (fromFilePath fp)
+                    return $ Right $ fromFilePath fp
         case e' of
             Left fp -> when (isKeter fp) $ AppMan.terminateApp appMan $ getAppname fp
             Right fp -> when (isKeter fp) $ AppMan.addApp appMan $ incoming </> fp
@@ -176,6 +181,17 @@
         AppMan.reloadAppList appMan newMap
   where
     incoming = getIncoming kc
+
+
+-- compatibility with older versions of fsnotify which used
+-- 'Filesystem.Path'
+#ifdef SYSTEM_FILEPATH
+fromFilePath :: FP.FilePath -> String
+fromFilePath = encodeString
+#else
+fromFilePath :: forall a. a -> a
+fromFilePath = id
+#endif
 
 listDirectoryTree :: FilePath -> IO [FilePath]
 listDirectoryTree fp = do
diff --git a/keter.cabal b/keter.cabal
--- a/keter.cabal
+++ b/keter.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:                keter
-Version:             1.4.3
+Version:             1.4.3.1
 Synopsis:            Web application deployment manager, focusing on Haskell web frameworks
 Description:         Hackage documentation generation is not reliable. For up to date documentation, please see: <http://www.stackage.org/package/keter>.
 Homepage:            http://www.yesodweb.com/
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@
 
 --Data-Files:        incoming/foo/bundle.sh, incoming/foo/config/keter.yaml
 
+flag system-filepath
+  description: Use system-filepath
+  default: False
+
 Library
   Build-depends:       base                      >= 4             && < 5
                      , directory
@@ -34,7 +38,6 @@
                      , blaze-builder             >= 0.3           && < 0.5
                      , yaml                      >= 0.8.4         && < 0.9
                      , unix-compat               >= 0.3           && < 0.5
-                     , fsnotify                  >= 0.2.0.2
                      , conduit                   >= 1.1
                      , conduit-extra             >= 1.1
                      , http-reverse-proxy        >= 0.4.2         && < 0.5
@@ -58,9 +61,16 @@
                      , stm                       >= 2.4
                      , async
                      , lifted-base
+
   if impl(ghc < 7.6)
-    build-depends:
-                    ghc-prim
+    build-depends:     ghc-prim
+  if flag(system-filepath)
+    build-depends:     fsnotify >= 0.1 && < 0.2
+                     , system-filepath
+    cpp-options:       -DSYSTEM_FILEPATH
+  else
+    build-depends:     fsnotify >= 0.2.0.2
+
   Exposed-Modules:     Keter.Plugin.Postgres
                        Keter.Types
                        Keter.Types.V04