diff --git a/scripts/server.js b/scripts/server.js
index a4bf7867..614b83ac 100644
--- a/scripts/server.js
+++ b/scripts/server.js
@@ -2,18 +2,18 @@ const ws = require('nodejs-websocket')
 const { exec, spawn } = require('child_process')
 const fs = require('fs')
 
+var server
 var contextId = null
 var clientConnection = null
 var debuggerConnection = null
 
 const createServer = () => {
-    let server = ws.createServer(connection => {
+    server = ws.createServer(connection => {
         console.log('connected', connection.headers.host)
 
         if (connection.headers.host.startsWith("localhost")) {
             console.log("debugger " + connection.key + " attached to dev kit")
             debuggerConnection = connection
-
             clientConnection.sendText(JSON.stringify({
                 cmd: 'SWITCH_TO_DEBUG',
                 contextId: contextId
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ const createServer = () => {
             switch(resultObject.cmd) {
                 case 'DEBUG':
                     clientConnection = connection
-
+                    server.debugging = true
+                    console.log("enter debugging")
                     contextId = resultObject.data.contextId
                     let projectHome = '.'
 
@@ -56,6 +57,8 @@ const createServer = () => {
         })
         connection.on('close', function (code) {
             console.log('close: code = ' + code, connection.key)
+            console.log("quit debugging")
+            server.debugging = false
         })
         connection.on('error', function (code) {
             console.log('error', code)
diff --git a/scripts/watcher.js b/scripts/watcher.js
index f1900464..9970f8ef 100644
--- a/scripts/watcher.js
+++ b/scripts/watcher.js
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ setTimeout(() => {
     chokidar.watch(process.cwd() + "/bundle", {
         ignored: /(^|[\/\\])\../,
     }).on('change', (path) => {
+        if (ws.debugging) {
+            console.log("debugging, hot reload by pass")
+            return
+        }
         fs.readFile(path, 'utf-8', (error, data) => {
             if (!path.endsWith('.map')) {
                 console.log('File change:', path)