diff --git a/metagpt/roles/role.py b/metagpt/roles/role.py
index e0f8a7ea6..7fbf98e73 100644
--- a/metagpt/roles/role.py
+++ b/metagpt/roles/role.py
@@ -170,7 +170,8 @@ class Role(SerializationMixin, ContextMixin, BaseModel):
         self._check_actions()
         self.llm.system_prompt = self._get_prefix()
         self.llm.cost_manager = self.context.cost_manager
-        self._watch(kwargs.pop("watch", [UserRequirement]))
+        if not self.rc.watch:
+            self._watch(kwargs.pop("watch", [UserRequirement]))
 
         if self.latest_observed_msg:
             self.recovered = True
diff --git a/tests/metagpt/serialize_deserialize/test_environment.py b/tests/metagpt/serialize_deserialize/test_environment.py
index 4e6ea93b5..3138346d6 100644
--- a/tests/metagpt/serialize_deserialize/test_environment.py
+++ b/tests/metagpt/serialize_deserialize/test_environment.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # @Desc   :
-
+import pytest
 
 from metagpt.actions.action_node import ActionNode
 from metagpt.actions.add_requirement import UserRequirement
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ def test_environment_serdeser(context):
     assert isinstance(list(environment.roles.values())[0].actions[0], ActionOK)
     assert type(list(new_env.roles.values())[0].actions[0]) == ActionOK
     assert type(list(new_env.roles.values())[0].actions[1]) == ActionRaise
+    assert list(new_env.roles.values())[0].rc.watch == role_c.rc.watch
 
 
 def test_environment_serdeser_v2(context):
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ def test_environment_serdeser_v2(context):
     assert isinstance(role, ProjectManager)
     assert isinstance(role.actions[0], WriteTasks)
     assert isinstance(list(new_env.roles.values())[0].actions[0], WriteTasks)
+    assert list(new_env.roles.values())[0].rc.watch == pm.rc.watch
 
 
 def test_environment_serdeser_save(context):
@@ -85,3 +87,8 @@ def test_environment_serdeser_save(context):
     new_env: Environment = Environment(**env_dict, context=context)
     assert len(new_env.roles) == 1
     assert type(list(new_env.roles.values())[0].actions[0]) == ActionOK
+    assert list(new_env.roles.values())[0].rc.watch == role_c.rc.watch
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    pytest.main([__file__, "-s"])
diff --git a/tests/metagpt/serialize_deserialize/test_serdeser_base.py b/tests/metagpt/serialize_deserialize/test_serdeser_base.py
index 62ab26d72..ccc582f65 100644
--- a/tests/metagpt/serialize_deserialize/test_serdeser_base.py
+++ b/tests/metagpt/serialize_deserialize/test_serdeser_base.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
 
 from metagpt.actions import Action, ActionOutput
 from metagpt.actions.action_node import ActionNode
-from metagpt.actions.add_requirement import UserRequirement
+from metagpt.actions.fix_bug import FixBug
 from metagpt.roles.role import Role, RoleReactMode
 
 serdeser_path = Path(__file__).absolute().parent.joinpath("..", "..", "data", "serdeser_storage")
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class RoleA(Role):
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
         super(RoleA, self).__init__(**kwargs)
         self.set_actions([ActionPass])
-        self._watch([UserRequirement])
+        self._watch([FixBug])
 
 
 class RoleB(Role):
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class RoleC(Role):
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
         super(RoleC, self).__init__(**kwargs)
         self.set_actions([ActionOK, ActionRaise])
-        self._watch([UserRequirement])
+        self._watch([FixBug])
         self.rc.react_mode = RoleReactMode.BY_ORDER
         self.rc.memory.ignore_id = True