diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a31f45e..1cc1e76 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -19,3 +19,9 @@ endif
 .PHONY: tidy
 tidy: format lint
 
+# Removes the directory that contains bytecode cache files
+# that are automatically generated by python.
+.PHONY: clean
+clean:
+	find . -type f -name "*.pyc" | xargs rm -fr
+	find . -type d -name __pycache__ | xargs rm -fr
diff --git a/sync/__init__.py b/sync/__init__.py
index c44a4a9..4e46d50 100644
--- a/sync/__init__.py
+++ b/sync/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 """Library for leveraging the power of Sync"""
-__version__ = "0.5.2"
+__version__ = "0.5.3"
 
 TIME_FORMAT = "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ"
diff --git a/sync/_databricks.py b/sync/_databricks.py
index cb85fd1..27d0131 100644
--- a/sync/_databricks.py
+++ b/sync/_databricks.py
@@ -1725,6 +1725,25 @@ def _dbfs_directory_has_all_rollover_logs(contents: dict, run_end_time_millis: f
     )
 
 
+def _dbfs_any_file_has_zero_size(dbfs_contents: Dict) -> bool:
+    any_zeros = any(file["file_size"] == 0 for file in dbfs_contents["files"])
+    if any_zeros:
+        logger.info("One or more dbfs event log files has a file size of zero")
+    return any_zeros
+
+
+def _check_total_file_size_changed(
+    last_total_file_size: int, dbfs_contents: Dict
+) -> Tuple[bool, int]:
+
+    new_total_file_size = sum([file.get("file_size", 0) for file in dbfs_contents.get("files", {})])
+    if new_total_file_size == last_total_file_size:
+        return False, new_total_file_size
+    else:
+        logger.info("Total file size of eventlog directory changed")
+        return True, new_total_file_size
+
+
 def _event_log_poll_duration_seconds():
     """Convenience function to aid testing"""
     return 15
@@ -1820,9 +1839,12 @@ def _get_eventlog_from_dbfs(
         poll_num_attempts = 0
         poll_max_attempts = 20  # 5 minutes / 15 seconds = 20 attempts
 
-        while (
+        total_file_size = 0
+        file_size_changed, total_file_size = _check_total_file_size_changed(0, eventlog_dir)
+        while (poll_num_attempts < poll_max_attempts) and (
             not _dbfs_directory_has_all_rollover_logs(eventlog_dir, run_end_time_millis)
-            and poll_num_attempts < poll_max_attempts
+            or _dbfs_any_file_has_zero_size(eventlog_dir)
+            or file_size_changed
         ):
             if poll_num_attempts > 0:
                 logger.info(
@@ -1831,6 +1853,10 @@ def _get_eventlog_from_dbfs(
                 sleep(poll_duration_seconds)
 
             eventlog_dir = dbx_client.list_dbfs_directory(matching_subdirectory["path"])
+            file_size_changed, total_file_size = _check_total_file_size_changed(
+                total_file_size, eventlog_dir
+            )
+
             poll_num_attempts += 1
 
         eventlog_zip = io.BytesIO()