diff --git a/flytepropeller/pkg/compiler/validators/utils.go b/flytepropeller/pkg/compiler/validators/utils.go
index b401227ab6..038a06ffa3 100644
--- a/flytepropeller/pkg/compiler/validators/utils.go
+++ b/flytepropeller/pkg/compiler/validators/utils.go
@@ -233,7 +233,11 @@ func (t collectionInstanceChecker) isInstance(lit *core.Literal) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 	for _, x := range lit.GetCollection().Literals {
-		if !IsInstance(x, t.literalType.GetCollectionType()) {
+		if _, ok := x.GetValue().(*core.Literal_OffloadedMetadata); ok {
+			if !AreTypesCastable(x.GetOffloadedMetadata().GetInferredType(), t.literalType) {
+				return false
+			}
+		} else if !IsInstance(x, t.literalType.GetCollectionType()) {
 			return false
 		}
 	}
@@ -249,7 +253,11 @@ func (t mapInstanceChecker) isInstance(lit *core.Literal) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 	for _, x := range lit.GetMap().Literals {
-		if !IsInstance(x, t.literalType.GetMapValueType()) {
+		if _, ok := x.GetValue().(*core.Literal_OffloadedMetadata); ok {
+			if !AreTypesCastable(x.GetOffloadedMetadata().GetInferredType(), t.literalType) {
+				return false
+			}
+		} else if !IsInstance(x, t.literalType.GetMapValueType()) {
 			return false
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/flytepropeller/pkg/compiler/validators/utils_test.go b/flytepropeller/pkg/compiler/validators/utils_test.go
index 0bdc7ac4aa..af62161653 100644
--- a/flytepropeller/pkg/compiler/validators/utils_test.go
+++ b/flytepropeller/pkg/compiler/validators/utils_test.go
@@ -5,13 +5,12 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/shamaton/msgpack/v2"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
 
 	"github.com/flyteorg/flyte/flyteidl/clients/go/coreutils"
 	"github.com/flyteorg/flyte/flyteidl/gen/pb-go/flyteidl/core"
 )
 
-func TestLiteralTypeForLiterals(t *testing.T) {
+func TestIsInstance(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("empty", func(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.True(t, IsInstance(nil, &core.LiteralType{
 			Type: &core.LiteralType_Simple{