diff --git a/aider/watch.py b/aider/watch.py
index 2818e6928..2cce902ca 100644
--- a/aider/watch.py
+++ b/aider/watch.py
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ class FileWatcher:
 
         # Check if file contains AI markers
         try:
-            _, _, has_match = self.get_ai_comments(str(path_abs))
-            return has_match
+            comments, _, _ = self.get_ai_comments(str(path_abs))
+            return bool(comments)
         except Exception:
             return
 
diff --git a/tests/basic/test_watch.py b/tests/basic/test_watch.py
index 97c23f8d2..d8bce3d6f 100644
--- a/tests/basic/test_watch.py
+++ b/tests/basic/test_watch.py
@@ -23,15 +23,22 @@ def test_ai_comment_pattern():
     # Test Python fixture
     py_path = fixtures_dir / "watch.py"
     py_lines, py_comments, py_has_bang = watcher.get_ai_comments(str(py_path))
+
     # Count unique AI comments (excluding duplicates and variations with extra spaces)
     unique_py_comments = set(comment.strip().lower() for comment in py_comments)
-    assert len(unique_py_comments) == 11, f"Expected 11 unique AI comments in Python fixture, found {len(unique_py_comments)}"
+
+    py_expected = 10
+    assert len(unique_py_comments) == 10, (
+        f"Expected {py_expected} unique AI comments in Python fixture, found"
+        f" {len(unique_py_comments)}"
+    )
     assert py_has_bang, "Expected at least one bang (!) comment in Python fixture"
 
     # Test JavaScript fixture
     js_path = fixtures_dir / "watch.js"
     js_lines, js_comments, js_has_bang = watcher.get_ai_comments(str(js_path))
+    js_expected = 14
     assert (
-        len(js_lines) == 11
-    ), f"Expected 11 AI comments in JavaScript fixture, found {len(js_lines)}"
+        len(js_lines) == js_expected
+    ), f"Expected {js_expected} AI comments in JavaScript fixture, found {len(js_lines)}"
     assert js_has_bang, "Expected at least one bang (!) comment in JavaScript fixture"
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/watch.js b/tests/fixtures/watch.js
index 516014077..ea7f4314d 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/watch.js
+++ b/tests/fixtures/watch.js
@@ -1,27 +1,35 @@
 // Regular AI comment
-//ai do something
-//AI make this better
-//ai! urgent change needed
-//AI! another urgent one
-// ai with space
-// AI with caps
-// ai! with bang
+//ai do 1 something
+//AI make 2 this better
+//ai! urgent 3 change needed
+//AI! another 4 urgent one
+// ai with 5 space
+// AI with 6 caps
+// ai! with 7 bang
 // this is not an ai comment
-// aider is not an ai comment
+// aider is not an ai! comment
 
 function dummyFunction() {
-    // ai inside function
+    // ai inside 8 function
     return true;
 }
 
 class Example {
     constructor() {
-        // ai in constructor
+        // ai in 9 constructor
         this.value = 42;
     }
 
     method() {
-        // ai in method
+        // ai in 10 method
         return this.value;
     }
+  // ai!
+  //ai
+  //ai!
+  // 11-13
+
+  method2() { // ai 14
+    return 1;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/watch.py b/tests/fixtures/watch.py
index f636f16aa..1aa37a495 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/watch.py
+++ b/tests/fixtures/watch.py
@@ -1,19 +1,20 @@
-# Regular AI comment
-# ai do something
-# AI make this better
-# ai! urgent change needed
-# AI! another urgent one
-//ai javascript style
-//AI do that thing
-//ai! urgent js thing
-// ai with some space
-// AI with caps
-// ai! with bang
+# flake8: noqa
+
+# Regular not AI comment
+# ai 1 do something
+# AI 2 make this better
+# ai! 3 urgent change needed
+# AI! 4 another urgent one
 # this is not an ai comment
-// this is also not an ai comment
 # aider is not an ai comment
-// aider is not an ai comment
+# not an ai! comment
+
 
 def dummy_function():
-    # ai inside function
-    pass
+    # ai inside 5 function
+    # final 6 ai!
+    # final 7 ai
+    # ai
+    # ai
+    # those are 8+9
+    pass  # ai 10