diff --git a/flytekit/__init__.py b/flytekit/__init__.py
index 9a83bd785b..749bc56556 100644
--- a/flytekit/__init__.py
+++ b/flytekit/__init__.py
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 
 import flytekit.plugins
 
-__version__ = '0.8.0b1'
+__version__ = '0.8.0b2'
diff --git a/flytekit/common/mixins/artifact.py b/flytekit/common/mixins/artifact.py
index b97dc0a07f..aeb9075b91 100644
--- a/flytekit/common/mixins/artifact.py
+++ b/flytekit/common/mixins/artifact.py
@@ -51,6 +51,14 @@ def sync(self):
         """
         pass
 
+    @_abc.abstractmethod
+    def _sync_closure(self):
+        """
+        Syncs the closure of the underlying execution artifact with the state observed by the platform.
+        :rtype: None
+        """
+        pass
+
     def wait_for_completion(self, timeout=None, poll_interval=None):
         """
         :param datetime.timedelta timeout: Amount of time to wait until the execution has completed before timing
@@ -64,10 +72,11 @@ def wait_for_completion(self, timeout=None, poll_interval=None):
         else:
             time_to_give_up = _datetime.datetime.utcnow() + timeout
 
-        self.sync()
+        self._sync_closure()
         while _datetime.datetime.utcnow() < time_to_give_up:
             if self.is_complete:
+                self.sync()
                 return
             _time.sleep(poll_interval.total_seconds())
-            self.sync()
+            self._sync_closure()
         raise _user_exceptions.FlyteTimeout("Execution {} did not complete before timeout.".format(self))
diff --git a/flytekit/common/nodes.py b/flytekit/common/nodes.py
index d743be9963..37b6b23c91 100644
--- a/flytekit/common/nodes.py
+++ b/flytekit/common/nodes.py
@@ -414,3 +414,11 @@ def sync(self):
                 _task_executions.SdkTaskExecution.promote_from_model(te) for te in ne.get_task_executions()
             ]
             # TODO: Sub-workflows too once implemented
+
+    def _sync_closure(self):
+        """
+        Syncs the closure of the underlying execution artifact with the state observed by the platform.
+        :rtype: None
+        """
+        ne = _engine_loader.get_engine().get_node_execution(self)
+        ne.sync()
diff --git a/flytekit/common/tasks/executions.py b/flytekit/common/tasks/executions.py
index 4931a9b4d5..f77728a3c4 100644
--- a/flytekit/common/tasks/executions.py
+++ b/flytekit/common/tasks/executions.py
@@ -106,4 +106,11 @@ def promote_from_model(cls, base_model):
         )
 
     def sync(self):
+        self._sync_closure()
+
+    def _sync_closure(self):
+        """
+        Syncs the closure of the underlying execution artifact with the state observed by the platform.
+        :rtype: None
+        """
         _engine_loader.get_engine().get_task_execution(self).sync()
diff --git a/flytekit/common/workflow_execution.py b/flytekit/common/workflow_execution.py
index 9d1f54d929..09298fae12 100644
--- a/flytekit/common/workflow_execution.py
+++ b/flytekit/common/workflow_execution.py
@@ -123,9 +123,17 @@ def sync(self):
         :rtype: None
         """
         if not self.is_complete or self._node_executions is None:
-            _engine_loader.get_engine().get_workflow_execution(self).sync()
+            self._sync_closure()
             self._node_executions = self.get_node_executions()
 
+    def _sync_closure(self):
+        """
+        Syncs the closure of the underlying execution artifact with the state observed by the platform.
+        :rtype: None
+        """
+        if not self.is_complete:
+            _engine_loader.get_engine().get_workflow_execution(self).sync()
+
     def get_node_executions(self, filters=None):
         """
         :param list[flytekit.models.filters.Filter] filters:
diff --git a/flytekit/plugins/__init__.py b/flytekit/plugins/__init__.py
index 0f338c62b4..56c2da7cc4 100644
--- a/flytekit/plugins/__init__.py
+++ b/flytekit/plugins/__init__.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 _lazy_loader.LazyLoadPlugin(
     "sidecar",
-    ["k8s-proto>=0.0.2,<1.0.0"],
+    ["k8s-proto>=0.0.3,<1.0.0"],
     [k8s, flyteidl]
 )