diff --git a/flytepropeller/pkg/controller/nodes/array/handler.go b/flytepropeller/pkg/controller/nodes/array/handler.go
index bb1c7ff0819..66c61f88f80 100644
--- a/flytepropeller/pkg/controller/nodes/array/handler.go
+++ b/flytepropeller/pkg/controller/nodes/array/handler.go
@@ -192,7 +192,6 @@ func (a *arrayNodeHandler) Handle(ctx context.Context, nCtx interfaces.NodeExecu
 		size := -1
 		containsOffloadedLiteral := false
 		for _, variable := range literalMap.Literals {
-			literalType := validators.LiteralTypeForLiteral(variable)
 			if variable.GetOffloadedMetadata() != nil {
 				// variable will be overwritten with the contents of the offloaded data which contains the actual large literal.
 				// We need this for the map task to be able to create the subNodeSpec
@@ -204,7 +203,7 @@ func (a *arrayNodeHandler) Handle(ctx context.Context, nCtx interfaces.NodeExecu
 					), nil
 				}
 			}
-
+			literalType := validators.LiteralTypeForLiteral(variable)
 			switch literalType.Type.(type) {
 			case *idlcore.LiteralType_CollectionType:
 				collectionLength := len(variable.GetCollection().Literals)