diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 607c8ab..b906dce 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+## 3.8.2
+ - Refactor: read sincedb time once per bucket listing [#233](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-input-s3/pull/233)
+
 ## 3.8.1
  - Feat: cast true/false values for additional_settings [#232](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-input-s3/pull/232)
 
diff --git a/lib/logstash/inputs/s3.rb b/lib/logstash/inputs/s3.rb
index 3852d82..56e976a 100644
--- a/lib/logstash/inputs/s3.rb
+++ b/lib/logstash/inputs/s3.rb
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ def list_new_files
     objects = []
     found = false
     current_time = Time.now
+    sincedb_time = sincedb.read
     begin
       @s3bucket.objects(:prefix => @prefix).each do |log|
         found = true
@@ -147,7 +148,7 @@ def list_new_files
           @logger.debug('Ignoring', :key => log.key)
         elsif log.content_length <= 0
           @logger.debug('Object Zero Length', :key => log.key)
-        elsif !sincedb.newer?(log.last_modified)
+        elsif log.last_modified <= sincedb_time
           @logger.debug('Object Not Modified', :key => log.key)
         elsif log.last_modified > (current_time - CUTOFF_SECOND).utc # file modified within last two seconds will be processed in next cycle
           @logger.debug('Object Modified After Cutoff Time', :key => log.key)
@@ -464,10 +465,7 @@ def initialize(file)
         @sincedb_path = file
       end
 
-      def newer?(date)
-        date > read
-      end
-
+      # @return [Time]
       def read
         if ::File.exists?(@sincedb_path)
           content = ::File.read(@sincedb_path).chomp.strip
@@ -479,7 +477,7 @@ def read
       end
 
       def write(since = nil)
-        since = Time.now() if since.nil?
+        since = Time.now if since.nil?
         ::File.open(@sincedb_path, 'w') { |file| file.write(since.to_s) }
       end
     end
diff --git a/logstash-input-s3.gemspec b/logstash-input-s3.gemspec
index 021849a..08f55fe 100644
--- a/logstash-input-s3.gemspec
+++ b/logstash-input-s3.gemspec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Gem::Specification.new do |s|
 
   s.name            = 'logstash-input-s3'
-  s.version         = '3.8.1'
+  s.version         = '3.8.2'
   s.licenses        = ['Apache-2.0']
   s.summary         = "Streams events from files in a S3 bucket"
   s.description     = "This gem is a Logstash plugin required to be installed on top of the Logstash core pipeline using $LS_HOME/bin/logstash-plugin install gemname. This gem is not a stand-alone program"
diff --git a/spec/inputs/s3_spec.rb b/spec/inputs/s3_spec.rb
index 9d9eb4c..17b988e 100644
--- a/spec/inputs/s3_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/inputs/s3_spec.rb
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@
       it 'should log that no files were found in the bucket' do
         plugin = LogStash::Inputs::S3.new(config)
         plugin.register
+        allow(plugin.logger).to receive(:info).with(/Using the provided sincedb_path/, anything)
         expect(plugin.logger).to receive(:info).with(/No files found/, anything)
         expect(plugin.list_new_files).to be_empty
       end