diff --git a/gulpfile.js/config.js b/gulpfile.js/config.js
index eb525272..bcad9056 100644
--- a/gulpfile.js/config.js
+++ b/gulpfile.js/config.js
@@ -39,5 +39,16 @@ module.exports = {
             'node_modules/font-awesome/css/font-awesome.css'
         ],
         app: 'babyblotter/static_site/scss/babyblotter.scss'
+    },
+    watchConfig: {
+        scriptsGlob: [
+            '**/static/js/**/*.js',
+            'babyblotter/static_site/js/**/*.js',
+            '!babyblotter/static/js/'
+        ],
+        stylesGlob: [
+            '**/static/scss/**/*.scss',
+            'babyblotter/static_site/scss/**/*.scss'
+        ]
     }
 };
diff --git a/gulpfile.js/tasks/watch.js b/gulpfile.js/tasks/watch.js
index 55a2ed05..3b3087ae 100644
--- a/gulpfile.js/tasks/watch.js
+++ b/gulpfile.js/tasks/watch.js
@@ -1,19 +1,14 @@
 var gulp = require('gulp');
 
+var watchConfig = require('../config.js').watchConfig;
+
 
 gulp.task('watch', ['watch:scripts', 'watch:styles']);
 
 gulp.task('watch:scripts', function() {
-    return gulp.watch([
-        '**/static/js/**/*.js',
-        'babyblotter/static_site/js/**/*.js',
-        '!babyblotter/static/js/'
-    ], ['scripts:app']);
+    return gulp.watch(watchConfig.scriptsGlob, ['scripts:app']);
 });
 
 gulp.task('watch:styles', function() {
-    return gulp.watch([
-        '**/static/scss/**/*.scss',
-        'babyblotter/static_site/scss/**/*.scss'
-    ], ['styles:app']);
+    return gulp.watch(watchConfig.stylesGlob, ['styles:app']);
 });