diff --git a/scripts/runlogwatch.sh b/scripts/runlogwatch.sh
index 472b63f18..800a600a4 100755
--- a/scripts/runlogwatch.sh
+++ b/scripts/runlogwatch.sh
@@ -3,16 +3,9 @@
 # Ramdisk logs path
 LOG_DIR="/shared/log/ironic/deploy"
 
-while :; do
-    if ! ls "${LOG_DIR}"/*.tar.gz 1> /dev/null 2>&1; then
-        continue
-    fi
-
-    for fn in "${LOG_DIR}"/*.tar.gz; do
-        echo "************ Contents of $fn ramdisk log file bundle **************"
-        tar -xOzvvf "$fn" | sed -e "s/^/$(basename "$fn"): /"
-        rm -f "$fn"
+inotifywait -m "$LOG_DIR" -e close_write |
+    while read -r path action file; do
+        echo "************ Contents of $path/$file ramdisk log file bundle **************"
+        tar -xOzvvf "$path/$file" | sed -e "s/^/$file: /"
+        rm -f "$path/$file"
     done
-
-    sleep 5
-done