diff --git a/salt/telegraf/scripts/influxdbsize.sh b/salt/telegraf/scripts/influxdbsize.sh
index 87571629d..bf4431a10 100644
--- a/salt/telegraf/scripts/influxdbsize.sh
+++ b/salt/telegraf/scripts/influxdbsize.sh
@@ -18,9 +18,12 @@
 # if this script isn't already running
 if [[ ! "`pidof -x $(basename $0) -o %PPID`" ]]; then
 
-    INFLUXSIZE=$(du -s -k /host/nsm/influxdb | awk {'print $1'})
-    echo "influxsize kbytes=$INFLUXSIZE"
-    
+    INFLUXLOG=/var/log/telegraf/influxdb_size.log
+ 
+    if [ -f "$INFLUXLOG" ]; then
+        INFLUXSTATUS=$(cat $INFLUXLOG)
+        echo "influxsize kbytes=$INFLUXSTATUS"
+    fi
 fi
 
 exit 0