diff --git a/flytepropeller/pkg/controller/nodes/executor.go b/flytepropeller/pkg/controller/nodes/executor.go
index 23062a8cb3..8e96ee9645 100644
--- a/flytepropeller/pkg/controller/nodes/executor.go
+++ b/flytepropeller/pkg/controller/nodes/executor.go
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ func (c *nodeExecutor) preExecute(ctx context.Context, dag executors.DAGStructur
 				return handler.PhaseInfoFailure(core.ExecutionError_SYSTEM, "BindingResolutionFailure", err.Error(), nil), nil
 			}
 
-			if nodeInputs != nil && len(nodeInputs.Literals) > 0 {
+			if nodeInputs != nil {
 				inputsFile := v1alpha1.GetInputsFile(dataDir)
 				if err := c.store.WriteProtobuf(ctx, inputsFile, storage.Options{}, nodeInputs); err != nil {
 					c.metrics.InputsWriteFailure.Inc(ctx)