} catch (Exception e) {
                    if (handle.isActive()) {
                        log.debug("Change notification failed for: " + handle.getDirectoryPath(), e);
                        incrementFailureCount(handle);
                        // Exponential backoff with max 8 seconds delay (up to MAX_RETRY_DELAY)
                        try {
                            long retryDelay = Math.min(MAX_RETRY_DELAY,