webdriver.io --watch mode issues

Logs

$ npx wdio --watch --spec test.js

[15:00:44]  COMMAND     POST     "/session"
[15:00:44]  DATA                {"desiredCapabilities":{"javascriptEnabled":true,"locationContextEnabled":true,"handlesAlerts":true,"rotatable":true,"maxInstances":5,"browserName":"chrome","loggingPrefs":{"browser":"ALL","driver":"ALL"},"requ
estOrigins":{"url":"http://webdriver.io","version":"4.12.0","name":"webdriverio"}}}
[15:00:46]  INFO        SET SESSION ID b0083dcf4ed26c3e9de5873e9b7d2393
[15:00:46]  RESULT              {"acceptInsecureCerts":false,"acceptSslCerts":false,"applicationCacheEnabled":false,"browserConnectionEnabled":false,"browserName":"chrome","chrome":{"chromedriverVersion":"2.36.540469 (1881fd7f8641508feb5166b7
cae561d87723cfa8)","userDataDir":"/var/folders/c7/7pqwpv895y31b3n67b4l2tj5hwytzk/T/.org.chromium.Chromium.E1IHhg"},"cssSelectorsEnabled":true,"databaseEnabled":false,"handlesAlerts":true,"hasTouchScreen":false,"javascriptEnabled":true,"locati
onContextEnabled":true,"mobileEmulationEnabled":false,"nativeEvents":true,"networkConnectionEnabled":false,"pageLoadStrategy":"normal","platform":"Mac OS X","rotatable":false,"setWindowRect":true,"takesHeapSnapshot":true,"takesScreenshot":tru
e,"unexpectedAlertBehaviour":"","version":"65.0.3325.162","webStorageEnabled":true}

WDIO is now in watch mode and is waiting for a change...
change detected, running ...
[15:00:52]  COMMAND     POST     "/session/b0083dcf4ed26c3e9de5873e9b7d2393/url"
[15:00:52]  DATA                {"url":"http://webdriver.io/"}
[15:00:55]  COMMAND     POST     "/session/b0083dcf4ed26c3e9de5873e9b7d2393/element"
[15:00:55]  DATA                {"using":"link text","value":"API"}
[15:00:55]  RESULT              {"ELEMENT":"0.3557136621358876-1"}
[15:00:55]  COMMAND     POST     "/session/b0083dcf4ed26c3e9de5873e9b7d2393/element/0.3557136621358876-1/click"
[15:00:55]  DATA                {}
[15:00:56]  COMMAND     POST     "/session/b0083dcf4ed26c3e9de5873e9b7d2393/elements"
[15:00:56]  DATA                {"using":"css selector","value":"section.api h1"}
[15:00:56]  RESULT              [{"ELEMENT":"0.4519408596357608-1"}]
[15:00:56]  COMMAND     GET      "/session/b0083dcf4ed26c3e9de5873e9b7d2393/element/0.4519408596357608-1/text"
[15:00:56]  DATA                {}
[15:00:56]  RESULT              "WEBDRIVERIO API DOCS"
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1 passing (13.20s)



WDIO is now in watch mode and is waiting for a change...
change detected, running ...
[15:01:03]  COMMAND     POST     "/session/b0083dcf4ed26c3e9de5873e9b7d2393/url"
[15:01:03]  DATA                {"url":"http://webdriver.io/"}
[15:01:04]  COMMAND     POST     "/session/b0083dcf4ed26c3e9de5873e9b7d2393/element"
[15:01:04]  DATA                {"using":"link text","value":"API"}
[15:01:04]  RESULT              {"ELEMENT":"0.9257526474386759-1"}
[15:01:04]  COMMAND     POST     "/session/b0083dcf4ed26c3e9de5873e9b7d2393/element/0.9257526474386759-1/click"
[15:01:04]  DATA                {}
[15:01:04]  COMMAND     POST     "/session/b0083dcf4ed26c3e9de5873e9b7d2393/element/0.9257526474386759-1/elements"
[15:01:04]  DATA                {"using":"css selector","value":"section.api h1"}
[15:01:04]  COMMAND     GET      "/session/b0083dcf4ed26c3e9de5873e9b7d2393/screenshot"
[15:01:04]  DATA                {}
F

0 passing (21.30s)
1 failing

1) WebDriver IO Shows API:
stale element reference: element is not attached to the page document
running chrome
Error: An element command failed because the referenced element is no longer attached to the DOM.
    at getText("section.api h1") - at elements("section.api h1") - getText.js:18:17

test.js

const assert = require('assert');

describe('WebDriver IO', function() {
  it('Shows API', function() {
    browser.url('http://webdriver.io/');

    const link = $('=API');
    link.click();

    assert.equal(browser.getText('section.api h1'), 'WEBDRIVERIO API DOCS');
  });
});