diff --git a/flyteplugins/go/tasks/pluginmachinery/ioutils/remote_file_output_reader.go b/flyteplugins/go/tasks/pluginmachinery/ioutils/remote_file_output_reader.go
index 27d7748701..4f8d678c14 100644
--- a/flyteplugins/go/tasks/pluginmachinery/ioutils/remote_file_output_reader.go
+++ b/flyteplugins/go/tasks/pluginmachinery/ioutils/remote_file_output_reader.go
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ type RemoteFileOutputReader struct {
 	maxPayloadSize int64
 }
 
+var ErrRemoteFileExceedsMaxSize = errors.New("remote file exceeds max size")
+
 func (r RemoteFileOutputReader) IsError(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
 	metadata, err := r.store.Head(ctx, r.outPath.GetErrorPath())
 	if err != nil {
@@ -81,7 +83,7 @@ func (r RemoteFileOutputReader) Exists(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
 	}
 	if md.Exists() {
 		if md.Size() > r.maxPayloadSize {
-			return false, errors.Errorf("output file @[%s] is too large [%d] bytes, max allowed [%d] bytes", r.outPath.GetOutputPath(), md.Size(), r.maxPayloadSize)
+			return false, errors.Wrapf(ErrRemoteFileExceedsMaxSize, "output file @[%s] is too large [%d] bytes, max allowed [%d] bytes", r.outPath.GetOutputPath(), md.Size(), r.maxPayloadSize)
 		}
 		return true, nil
 	}
diff --git a/flytepropeller/pkg/controller/nodes/task/handler.go b/flytepropeller/pkg/controller/nodes/task/handler.go
index 9ec47985c9..2adea27312 100644
--- a/flytepropeller/pkg/controller/nodes/task/handler.go
+++ b/flytepropeller/pkg/controller/nodes/task/handler.go
@@ -734,6 +734,15 @@ func (t *Handler) ValidateOutput(ctx context.Context, nodeID v1alpha1.NodeID, i
 	}
 	ok, err := r.Exists(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
+		if regErrors.Is(err, ioutils.ErrRemoteFileExceedsMaxSize) {
+			return &io.ExecutionError{
+				ExecutionError: &core.ExecutionError{
+					Code:    "OutputSizeExceeded",
+					Message: fmt.Sprintf("Remote output size exceeds max, err: [%s]", err.Error()),
+				},
+				IsRecoverable: false,
+			}, nil
+		}
 		logger.Errorf(ctx, "Failed to check if the output file exists. Error: %s", err.Error())
 		return nil, err
 	}