diff --git a/zuul/lib/log_streamer.py b/zuul/lib/log_streamer.py
index 59d5240..6695723 100644
--- a/zuul/lib/log_streamer.py
+++ b/zuul/lib/log_streamer.py
@@ -144,6 +144,11 @@
                 else:
                     break
 
+            # See if the file has been removed, meaning we should stop
+            # streaming it.
+            if not os.path.exists(log.path):
+                return False
+
             # At this point, we are waiting for more data to be written
             time.sleep(0.5)
 
@@ -159,16 +164,6 @@
                 if not ret:
                     return False
 
-            # See if the file has been truncated
-            try:
-                st = os.stat(log.path)
-                if (st.st_ino != log.stat.st_ino or
-                    st.st_size < log.size):
-                    return True
-            except Exception:
-                return True
-            log.size = st.st_size
-
 
 class CustomForkingTCPServer(ss.ForkingTCPServer):
     '''