diff --git a/src/main/java/com/aws/greengrass/logmanager/CloudWatchAttemptLogsProcessor.java b/src/main/java/com/aws/greengrass/logmanager/CloudWatchAttemptLogsProcessor.java
index b1932818..6d7f0812 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/aws/greengrass/logmanager/CloudWatchAttemptLogsProcessor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/aws/greengrass/logmanager/CloudWatchAttemptLogsProcessor.java
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ public CloudWatchAttempt processLogFiles(ComponentLogFileInformation componentLo
             long startPosition = logFileInformation.getStartPosition();
             String fileHash = logFileInformation.getFileHash();
             //This has been handled in the service, but leave here to prevent processor crash
-            if (logFile.isEmpty() || startPosition == logFile.length()) {
+            if (logFile.isEmpty() || startPosition >= logFile.length()) {
                 componentLogFileInformation.getLogFileInformationList().remove(0);
                 continue;
             }