diff --git a/flytepropeller/pkg/controller/nodes/executor.go b/flytepropeller/pkg/controller/nodes/executor.go
index 9752839eb4..ca5ab11bcc 100644
--- a/flytepropeller/pkg/controller/nodes/executor.go
+++ b/flytepropeller/pkg/controller/nodes/executor.go
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ type nodeMetrics struct {
 	reservationGetFailureCount     labeled.Counter
 	reservationReleaseSuccessCount labeled.Counter
 	reservationReleaseFailureCount labeled.Counter
+
+	acceleratedInputCount labeled.Counter
 }
 
 // recursiveNodeExector implements the executors.Node interfaces and is the starting point for
@@ -760,7 +762,7 @@ func (c *nodeExecutor) preExecute(ctx context.Context, dag executors.DAGStructur
 
 			if nodeInputs != nil {
 				if config.GetConfig().AcceleratedInputs.Enabled {
-					replaceRemotePathsForMap(ctx, nodeInputs)
+					c.replaceRemotePathsForMap(ctx, nodeInputs)
 				}
 				inputsFile := v1alpha1.GetInputsFile(dataDir)
 				if err := c.store.WriteProtobuf(ctx, inputsFile, storage.Options{}, nodeInputs); err != nil {
@@ -1395,28 +1397,28 @@ func (c *nodeExecutor) HandleNode(ctx context.Context, dag executors.DAGStructur
 	return c.handleQueuedOrRunningNode(ctx, nCtx, h)
 }
 
-func replaceRemotePathsForMap(ctx context.Context, inputs *core.LiteralMap) {
+func (c *nodeExecutor) replaceRemotePathsForMap(ctx context.Context, inputs *core.LiteralMap) {
 	for _, value := range inputs.GetLiterals() {
-		replaceRemotePathsForLiteral(ctx, value)
+		c.replaceRemotePathsForLiteral(ctx, value)
 	}
 }
 
-func replaceRemotePathsForLiteral(ctx context.Context, literal *core.Literal) {
+func (c *nodeExecutor) replaceRemotePathsForLiteral(ctx context.Context, literal *core.Literal) {
 	initialURI := ""
 	switch v := literal.GetValue().(type) {
 	case *core.Literal_Scalar:
 		switch s := v.Scalar.GetValue().(type) {
 		case *core.Scalar_Blob:
 			initialURI = s.Blob.GetUri()
-			s.Blob.Uri = replaceRemotePrefix(ctx, initialURI)
+			s.Blob.Uri = c.replaceRemotePrefix(ctx, initialURI)
 		case *core.Scalar_Schema:
 			initialURI = s.Schema.GetUri()
-			s.Schema.Uri = replaceRemotePrefix(ctx, initialURI)
+			s.Schema.Uri = c.replaceRemotePrefix(ctx, initialURI)
 		case *core.Scalar_StructuredDataset:
 			initialURI = s.StructuredDataset.GetUri()
-			s.StructuredDataset.Uri = replaceRemotePrefix(ctx, initialURI)
+			s.StructuredDataset.Uri = c.replaceRemotePrefix(ctx, initialURI)
 		case *core.Scalar_Union:
-			replaceRemotePathsForLiteral(ctx, s.Union.GetValue())
+			c.replaceRemotePathsForLiteral(ctx, s.Union.GetValue())
 		}
 		if initialURI != "" {
 			if literal.Metadata == nil {
@@ -1425,20 +1427,21 @@ func replaceRemotePathsForLiteral(ctx context.Context, literal *core.Literal) {
 			literal.Metadata["initial_uri"] = initialURI
 		}
 	case *core.Literal_Map:
-		replaceRemotePathsForMap(ctx, v.Map)
+		c.replaceRemotePathsForMap(ctx, v.Map)
 	case *core.Literal_Collection:
 		for _, item := range v.Collection.GetLiterals() {
-			replaceRemotePathsForLiteral(ctx, item)
+			c.replaceRemotePathsForLiteral(ctx, item)
 		}
 	}
 }
 
-func replaceRemotePrefix(ctx context.Context, s string) string {
+func (c *nodeExecutor) replaceRemotePrefix(ctx context.Context, s string) string {
 	cfg := config.GetConfig().AcceleratedInputs
 	remotePrefix := cfg.RemotePathPrefix
 	localPrefix := cfg.LocalPathPrefix
 	if strings.HasPrefix(s, remotePrefix) {
 		logger.Debugf(ctx, "replacing remote input prefix in %s with local %s", s, localPrefix)
+		c.metrics.acceleratedInputCount.Inc(ctx)
 		return path.Join(localPrefix, strings.TrimPrefix(s, remotePrefix))
 	}
 	return s
@@ -1487,6 +1490,7 @@ func NewExecutor(ctx context.Context, nodeConfig config.NodeConfig, store *stora
 		reservationGetSuccessCount:     labeled.NewCounter("reservation_get_success_count", "Reservation GetOrExtend success count", scope),
 		reservationReleaseFailureCount: labeled.NewCounter("reservation_release_failure_count", "Reservation Release failure count", scope),
 		reservationReleaseSuccessCount: labeled.NewCounter("reservation_release_success_count", "Reservation Release success count", scope),
+		acceleratedInputCount:          labeled.NewCounter("accelerated_input_count", "Number of accelerated inputs", scope),
 	}
 
 	nodeExecutor := &nodeExecutor{
diff --git a/flytepropeller/pkg/controller/nodes/executor_test.go b/flytepropeller/pkg/controller/nodes/executor_test.go
index 4a63bef96d..9df891b4db 100644
--- a/flytepropeller/pkg/controller/nodes/executor_test.go
+++ b/flytepropeller/pkg/controller/nodes/executor_test.go
@@ -3101,8 +3101,15 @@ func Test_replaceRemotePathsForMap(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 	}
+	nodeExecutor := &nodeExecutor{
+		metrics: &nodeMetrics{
+			acceleratedInputCount: labeled.Counter{
+				CounterVec: prometheus.NewCounterVec(prometheus.CounterOpts{}, []string{}),
+			},
+		},
+	}
 
-	replaceRemotePathsForMap(ctx, input)
+	nodeExecutor.replaceRemotePathsForMap(ctx, input)
 
 	assert.Equal(t, expected, input)
 }