diff --git a/SparkleLib/SparkleRepoBase.cs b/SparkleLib/SparkleRepoBase.cs
index 6af276d9..813891e0 100644
--- a/SparkleLib/SparkleRepoBase.cs
+++ b/SparkleLib/SparkleRepoBase.cs
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ namespace SparkleLib {
 
         public abstract bool AddExclusionRule (FileSystemEventArgs args);
         public abstract bool RemoveExclusionRule (FileSystemEventArgs args);
-        public abstract bool CheckExclusionRules ();
+        public abstract bool ExclusionRuleExists (FileSystemEventArgs args);
 		
         public delegate void SyncStatusChangedEventHandler (SyncStatus new_status);
         public event SyncStatusChangedEventHandler SyncStatusChanged;
@@ -321,18 +321,36 @@ namespace SparkleLib {
                 return;
 
             /*
-             * Check whether the file which triggered the action
-             * is readable so that git can actually commit it
-             */
-            
+            * Check whether the file which triggered the action
+            * is readable so that git can actually commit it
+            */
             try {
-                FileStream file = File.OpenRead(args.FullPath);
-                file.Close();
+                if(File.Exists(args.FullPath)) {
+                    FileStream file = File.OpenRead(args.FullPath);
+                    file.Close();
+                }
             } catch {
-                SparkleHelpers.DebugInfo("Warning", "File " + args.FullPath + " is not readable. Adding to ignore list.");
-            	AddExclusionRule(args);
+                if(!ExclusionRuleExists(args)) {
+                    SparkleHelpers.DebugInfo("Warning", "File " + args.FullPath + " is not readable. Adding to ignore list.");
+                    AddExclusionRule(args);
+                }
+
                 return;
             }
+
+            /*
+             * Remove rule if file is readable but there is still
+             * an exclusion rule set
+             */
+            if(ExclusionRuleExists(args)) {
+                SparkleHelpers.DebugInfo("Info", "Removing exclusion rule for " + args.Name);
+                RemoveExclusionRule(args);
+
+                // If a file was former unreadable but has now been (re)moved, skip the process.
+                if(!File.Exists(args.FullPath)) {
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
             
             WatcherChangeTypes wct = args.ChangeType;