diff --git a/src/MediaServer/DirectoryWatcher.h b/src/MediaServer/DirectoryWatcher.h
index cde455e..7ba5fa5 100644
--- a/src/MediaServer/DirectoryWatcher.h
+++ b/src/MediaServer/DirectoryWatcher.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class BasePathFilter : public ofx::IO::AbstractPathFilter {
 	public:
 		BasePathFilter(){}
 		virtual ~BasePathFilter(){}
-		virtual bool accept(const Poco::Path & path) const {}
+		virtual bool accept(const Poco::Path & path) const { return false; }
 };
 
 class VideoPathFilter : public BasePathFilter {