diff --git a/cmd/scheduler/entrypoints/scheduler.go b/cmd/scheduler/entrypoints/scheduler.go
index 617eed5eef..e953ced176 100644
--- a/cmd/scheduler/entrypoints/scheduler.go
+++ b/cmd/scheduler/entrypoints/scheduler.go
@@ -8,11 +8,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/flyteorg/flyteadmin/pkg/common"
 	repositoryCommonConfig "github.com/flyteorg/flyteadmin/pkg/repositories/config"
 	"github.com/flyteorg/flyteadmin/pkg/runtime"
-	scheduler "github.com/flyteorg/flyteadmin/scheduler"
+	"github.com/flyteorg/flyteadmin/scheduler"
 	schdulerRepoConfig "github.com/flyteorg/flyteadmin/scheduler/repositories"
 	"github.com/flyteorg/flyteidl/clients/go/admin"
 	"github.com/flyteorg/flytestdlib/contextutils"
 	"github.com/flyteorg/flytestdlib/logger"
+	"github.com/flyteorg/flytestdlib/profutils"
 	"github.com/flyteorg/flytestdlib/promutils"
 	"github.com/flyteorg/flytestdlib/promutils/labeled"
 
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ var schedulerRunCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		ctx := context.Background()
 		configuration := runtime.NewConfigurationProvider()
 		applicationConfiguration := configuration.ApplicationConfiguration().GetTopLevelConfig()
+		schedulerConfiguration := configuration.ApplicationConfiguration().GetSchedulerConfig()
 
 		// Define the schedulerScope for prometheus metrics
 		schedulerScope := promutils.NewScope(applicationConfiguration.MetricsScope).NewSubScope("flytescheduler")
@@ -54,7 +56,16 @@ var schedulerRunCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		scheduleExecutor := scheduler.NewScheduledExecutor(db,
 			configuration.ApplicationConfiguration().GetSchedulerConfig().GetWorkflowExecutorConfig(), schedulerScope, adminServiceClient)
 
-		logger.Info(context.Background(), "Successfully initialized a native flyte scheduler")
+		logger.Info(ctx, "Successfully initialized a native flyte scheduler")
+
+		// Serve profiling endpoints.
+		go func() {
+			err := profutils.StartProfilingServerWithDefaultHandlers(
+				ctx, schedulerConfiguration.ProfilerPort.Port, nil)
+			if err != nil {
+				logger.Panicf(ctx, "Failed to Start profiling and Metrics server. Error, %v", err)
+			}
+		}()
 
 		err = scheduleExecutor.Run(ctx)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/manager/impl/node_execution_manager.go b/pkg/manager/impl/node_execution_manager.go
index 8b51ba7943..cafb1384a4 100644
--- a/pkg/manager/impl/node_execution_manager.go
+++ b/pkg/manager/impl/node_execution_manager.go
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ func (m *NodeExecutionManager) GetNodeExecutionData(
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	signedInputsURLBlob := admin.UrlBlob{}
-	if nodeExecution.InputUri != "" {
+	if len(nodeExecution.InputUri) != 0 {
 		signedInputsURLBlob, err = m.urlData.Get(ctx, nodeExecution.InputUri)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
diff --git a/pkg/runtime/application_config_provider.go b/pkg/runtime/application_config_provider.go
index 84755a0224..1bfad5acaf 100644
--- a/pkg/runtime/application_config_provider.go
+++ b/pkg/runtime/application_config_provider.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ var flyteAdminConfig = config.MustRegisterSection(flyteAdmin, &interfaces.Applic
 	AsyncEventsBufferSize: 100,
 })
 var schedulerConfig = config.MustRegisterSection(scheduler, &interfaces.SchedulerConfig{
+	ProfilerPort: config.Port{Port: 10253},
 	EventSchedulerConfig: interfaces.EventSchedulerConfig{
 		Scheme:               common.Local,
 		FlyteSchedulerConfig: &interfaces.FlyteSchedulerConfig{},
diff --git a/pkg/runtime/interfaces/application_configuration.go b/pkg/runtime/interfaces/application_configuration.go
index 029fc17116..dc6b11840a 100644
--- a/pkg/runtime/interfaces/application_configuration.go
+++ b/pkg/runtime/interfaces/application_configuration.go
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package interfaces
 
-import "golang.org/x/time/rate"
+import (
+	"github.com/flyteorg/flytestdlib/config"
+	"golang.org/x/time/rate"
+)
 
 // This configuration section is used to for initiating the database connection with the store that holds registered
 // entities (e.g. workflows, tasks, launch plans...)
@@ -232,6 +235,8 @@ func (f *AdminRateLimit) GetBurst() int {
 
 // This configuration is the base configuration for all scheduler-related set-up.
 type SchedulerConfig struct {
+	// Determines which port the profiling server used for scheduler monitoring and application debugging uses.
+	ProfilerPort           config.Port            `json:"profilerPort"`
 	EventSchedulerConfig   EventSchedulerConfig   `json:"eventScheduler"`
 	WorkflowExecutorConfig WorkflowExecutorConfig `json:"workflowExecutor"`
 	// Specifies the number of times to attempt recreating a workflow executor client should there be any disruptions.