diff --git a/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader-tools/src/main/resources/org/springframework/boot/loader/tools/launch.script b/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader-tools/src/main/resources/org/springframework/boot/loader/tools/launch.script
index 73a1137a86..d6778a46a3 100755
--- a/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader-tools/src/main/resources/org/springframework/boot/loader/tools/launch.script
+++ b/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader-tools/src/main/resources/org/springframework/boot/loader/tools/launch.script
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ isRunning() {
 await_file() {
   end=$(date +%s)
   let "end+=10"
-  while [[ ! -f "$1" ]]
+  while [[ ! -s "$1" ]]
   do
     now=$(date +%s)
     if [[ $now -ge $end ]]; then