diff --git a/sdk/python/kfp_tekton/compiler/_data_passing_rewriter.py b/sdk/python/kfp_tekton/compiler/_data_passing_rewriter.py
index 39246e6a6a5..2b4cc459725 100644
--- a/sdk/python/kfp_tekton/compiler/_data_passing_rewriter.py
+++ b/sdk/python/kfp_tekton/compiler/_data_passing_rewriter.py
@@ -623,7 +623,9 @@ def append_taskrun_params(task_name_append: str):
                                     'TOTAL_SIZE=$( expr $TOTAL_SIZE + $ARTIFACT_SIZE)\n' +
                                     'touch ' + dst + '\n' +  # create an empty file by default.
                                     'if [[ $TOTAL_SIZE -lt 3072 ]]; then\n' +
-                                    '  cp ' + src + ' ' + dst + '\n' +
+                                    '  if ! awk "/[^[:print:]]/{f=1} END{exit !f}" %s; then\n' % src +
+                                    '    cp ' + src + ' ' + dst + '\n' +
+                                    '  fi\n'
                                     'fi\n'
                             )
             _append_original_pr_name_env_to_step(copy_results_artifact_step)
diff --git a/sdk/python/tests/compiler/testdata/artifact_outputs.yaml b/sdk/python/tests/compiler/testdata/artifact_outputs.yaml
index d6df3057f0a..35c05d06984 100644
--- a/sdk/python/tests/compiler/testdata/artifact_outputs.yaml
+++ b/sdk/python/tests/compiler/testdata/artifact_outputs.yaml
@@ -78,7 +78,9 @@ spec:
             TOTAL_SIZE=$( expr $TOTAL_SIZE + $ARTIFACT_SIZE)
             touch $(results.data.path)
             if [[ $TOTAL_SIZE -lt 3072 ]]; then
-              cp $(workspaces.gcs-download.path)/artifacts/$ORIG_PR_NAME/$(context.taskRun.name)/data $(results.data.path)
+              if ! awk "/[^[:print:]]/{f=1} END{exit !f}" $(workspaces.gcs-download.path)/artifacts/$ORIG_PR_NAME/$(context.taskRun.name)/data; then
+                cp $(workspaces.gcs-download.path)/artifacts/$ORIG_PR_NAME/$(context.taskRun.name)/data $(results.data.path)
+              fi
             fi
           onError: continue
           env:
diff --git a/sdk/python/tests/compiler/testdata/big_data_passing.yaml b/sdk/python/tests/compiler/testdata/big_data_passing.yaml
index a837e2bf8f6..5d6aeebcbbc 100644
--- a/sdk/python/tests/compiler/testdata/big_data_passing.yaml
+++ b/sdk/python/tests/compiler/testdata/big_data_passing.yaml
@@ -111,7 +111,9 @@ spec:
             TOTAL_SIZE=$( expr $TOTAL_SIZE + $ARTIFACT_SIZE)
             touch $(results.output-text.path)
             if [[ $TOTAL_SIZE -lt 3072 ]]; then
-              cp $(workspaces.repeat-line.path)/artifacts/$ORIG_PR_NAME/$(context.taskRun.name)/output_text $(results.output-text.path)
+              if ! awk "/[^[:print:]]/{f=1} END{exit !f}" $(workspaces.repeat-line.path)/artifacts/$ORIG_PR_NAME/$(context.taskRun.name)/output_text; then
+                cp $(workspaces.repeat-line.path)/artifacts/$ORIG_PR_NAME/$(context.taskRun.name)/output_text $(results.output-text.path)
+              fi
             fi
           onError: continue
           env:
@@ -226,13 +228,17 @@ spec:
             TOTAL_SIZE=$( expr $TOTAL_SIZE + $ARTIFACT_SIZE)
             touch $(results.odd-lines.path)
             if [[ $TOTAL_SIZE -lt 3072 ]]; then
-              cp $(workspaces.split-text-lines.path)/artifacts/$ORIG_PR_NAME/$(context.taskRun.name)/odd_lines $(results.odd-lines.path)
+              if ! awk "/[^[:print:]]/{f=1} END{exit !f}" $(workspaces.split-text-lines.path)/artifacts/$ORIG_PR_NAME/$(context.taskRun.name)/odd_lines; then
+                cp $(workspaces.split-text-lines.path)/artifacts/$ORIG_PR_NAME/$(context.taskRun.name)/odd_lines $(results.odd-lines.path)
+              fi
             fi
             ARTIFACT_SIZE=`wc -c $(workspaces.split-text-lines.path)/artifacts/$ORIG_PR_NAME/$(context.taskRun.name)/even_lines | awk '{print $1}'`
             TOTAL_SIZE=$( expr $TOTAL_SIZE + $ARTIFACT_SIZE)
             touch $(results.even-lines.path)
             if [[ $TOTAL_SIZE -lt 3072 ]]; then
-              cp $(workspaces.split-text-lines.path)/artifacts/$ORIG_PR_NAME/$(context.taskRun.name)/even_lines $(results.even-lines.path)
+              if ! awk "/[^[:print:]]/{f=1} END{exit !f}" $(workspaces.split-text-lines.path)/artifacts/$ORIG_PR_NAME/$(context.taskRun.name)/even_lines; then
+                cp $(workspaces.split-text-lines.path)/artifacts/$ORIG_PR_NAME/$(context.taskRun.name)/even_lines $(results.even-lines.path)
+              fi
             fi
           onError: continue
           env:
@@ -446,7 +452,9 @@ spec:
             TOTAL_SIZE=$( expr $TOTAL_SIZE + $ARTIFACT_SIZE)
             touch $(results.numbers.path)
             if [[ $TOTAL_SIZE -lt 3072 ]]; then
-              cp $(workspaces.write-numbers.path)/artifacts/$ORIG_PR_NAME/$(context.taskRun.name)/numbers $(results.numbers.path)
+              if ! awk "/[^[:print:]]/{f=1} END{exit !f}" $(workspaces.write-numbers.path)/artifacts/$ORIG_PR_NAME/$(context.taskRun.name)/numbers; then
+                cp $(workspaces.write-numbers.path)/artifacts/$ORIG_PR_NAME/$(context.taskRun.name)/numbers $(results.numbers.path)
+              fi
             fi
           onError: continue
           env:
@@ -614,7 +622,9 @@ spec:
             TOTAL_SIZE=$( expr $TOTAL_SIZE + $ARTIFACT_SIZE)
             touch $(results.output.path)
             if [[ $TOTAL_SIZE -lt 3072 ]]; then
-              cp $(workspaces.sum-numbers.path)/artifacts/$ORIG_PR_NAME/$(context.taskRun.name)/Output $(results.output.path)
+              if ! awk "/[^[:print:]]/{f=1} END{exit !f}" $(workspaces.sum-numbers.path)/artifacts/$ORIG_PR_NAME/$(context.taskRun.name)/Output; then
+                cp $(workspaces.sum-numbers.path)/artifacts/$ORIG_PR_NAME/$(context.taskRun.name)/Output $(results.output.path)
+              fi
             fi
           onError: continue
           env:
diff --git a/sdk/python/tests/compiler/testdata/create_component_from_func.yaml b/sdk/python/tests/compiler/testdata/create_component_from_func.yaml
index 3d6823f1ac9..769cd3b794e 100644
--- a/sdk/python/tests/compiler/testdata/create_component_from_func.yaml
+++ b/sdk/python/tests/compiler/testdata/create_component_from_func.yaml
@@ -101,7 +101,9 @@ spec:
             TOTAL_SIZE=$( expr $TOTAL_SIZE + $ARTIFACT_SIZE)
             touch $(results.output-dir.path)
             if [[ $TOTAL_SIZE -lt 3072 ]]; then
-              cp $(workspaces.produce-dir-with-files-python-op.path)/artifacts/$ORIG_PR_NAME/$(context.taskRun.name)/output_dir $(results.output-dir.path)
+              if ! awk "/[^[:print:]]/{f=1} END{exit !f}" $(workspaces.produce-dir-with-files-python-op.path)/artifacts/$ORIG_PR_NAME/$(context.taskRun.name)/output_dir; then
+                cp $(workspaces.produce-dir-with-files-python-op.path)/artifacts/$ORIG_PR_NAME/$(context.taskRun.name)/output_dir $(results.output-dir.path)
+              fi
             fi
           onError: continue
           env:
@@ -170,7 +172,9 @@ spec:
             TOTAL_SIZE=$( expr $TOTAL_SIZE + $ARTIFACT_SIZE)
             touch $(results.subdir.path)
             if [[ $TOTAL_SIZE -lt 3072 ]]; then
-              cp $(workspaces.get-subdirectory.path)/artifacts/$ORIG_PR_NAME/$(context.taskRun.name)/Subdir $(results.subdir.path)
+              if ! awk "/[^[:print:]]/{f=1} END{exit !f}" $(workspaces.get-subdirectory.path)/artifacts/$ORIG_PR_NAME/$(context.taskRun.name)/Subdir; then
+                cp $(workspaces.get-subdirectory.path)/artifacts/$ORIG_PR_NAME/$(context.taskRun.name)/Subdir $(results.subdir.path)
+              fi
             fi
           onError: continue
           env:
diff --git a/sdk/python/tests/compiler/testdata/data_passing_pipeline_complete.yaml b/sdk/python/tests/compiler/testdata/data_passing_pipeline_complete.yaml
index 97eb5bc4b55..f431433d1e2 100644
--- a/sdk/python/tests/compiler/testdata/data_passing_pipeline_complete.yaml
+++ b/sdk/python/tests/compiler/testdata/data_passing_pipeline_complete.yaml
@@ -131,7 +131,9 @@ spec:
             TOTAL_SIZE=$( expr $TOTAL_SIZE + $ARTIFACT_SIZE)
             touch $(results.data.path)
             if [[ $TOTAL_SIZE -lt 3072 ]]; then
-              cp $(workspaces.produce-anything.path)/artifacts/$ORIG_PR_NAME/$(context.taskRun.name)/data $(results.data.path)
+              if ! awk "/[^[:print:]]/{f=1} END{exit !f}" $(workspaces.produce-anything.path)/artifacts/$ORIG_PR_NAME/$(context.taskRun.name)/data; then
+                cp $(workspaces.produce-anything.path)/artifacts/$ORIG_PR_NAME/$(context.taskRun.name)/data $(results.data.path)
+              fi
             fi
           onError: continue
           env:
@@ -212,7 +214,9 @@ spec:
             TOTAL_SIZE=$( expr $TOTAL_SIZE + $ARTIFACT_SIZE)
             touch $(results.data.path)
             if [[ $TOTAL_SIZE -lt 3072 ]]; then
-              cp $(workspaces.produce-something.path)/artifacts/$ORIG_PR_NAME/$(context.taskRun.name)/data $(results.data.path)
+              if ! awk "/[^[:print:]]/{f=1} END{exit !f}" $(workspaces.produce-something.path)/artifacts/$ORIG_PR_NAME/$(context.taskRun.name)/data; then
+                cp $(workspaces.produce-something.path)/artifacts/$ORIG_PR_NAME/$(context.taskRun.name)/data $(results.data.path)
+              fi
             fi
           onError: continue
           env:
@@ -311,7 +315,9 @@ spec:
             TOTAL_SIZE=$( expr $TOTAL_SIZE + $ARTIFACT_SIZE)
             touch $(results.output.path)
             if [[ $TOTAL_SIZE -lt 3072 ]]; then
-              cp $(workspaces.produce-string.path)/artifacts/$ORIG_PR_NAME/$(context.taskRun.name)/Output $(results.output.path)
+              if ! awk "/[^[:print:]]/{f=1} END{exit !f}" $(workspaces.produce-string.path)/artifacts/$ORIG_PR_NAME/$(context.taskRun.name)/Output; then
+                cp $(workspaces.produce-string.path)/artifacts/$ORIG_PR_NAME/$(context.taskRun.name)/Output $(results.output.path)
+              fi
             fi
           onError: continue
           env:
diff --git a/sdk/python/tests/compiler/testdata/many_results.yaml b/sdk/python/tests/compiler/testdata/many_results.yaml
index fec0e95e0c0..ca65a33fdae 100644
--- a/sdk/python/tests/compiler/testdata/many_results.yaml
+++ b/sdk/python/tests/compiler/testdata/many_results.yaml
@@ -119,13 +119,17 @@ spec:
             TOTAL_SIZE=$( expr $TOTAL_SIZE + $ARTIFACT_SIZE)
             touch $(results.param1.path)
             if [[ $TOTAL_SIZE -lt 3072 ]]; then
-              cp /tekton/home/tep-results/param1 $(results.param1.path)
+              if ! awk "/[^[:print:]]/{f=1} END{exit !f}" /tekton/home/tep-results/param1; then
+                cp /tekton/home/tep-results/param1 $(results.param1.path)
+              fi
             fi
             ARTIFACT_SIZE=`wc -c /tekton/home/tep-results/param3-b | awk '{print $1}'`
             TOTAL_SIZE=$( expr $TOTAL_SIZE + $ARTIFACT_SIZE)
             touch $(results.param3-b.path)
             if [[ $TOTAL_SIZE -lt 3072 ]]; then
-              cp /tekton/home/tep-results/param3-b $(results.param3-b.path)
+              if ! awk "/[^[:print:]]/{f=1} END{exit !f}" /tekton/home/tep-results/param3-b; then
+                cp /tekton/home/tep-results/param3-b $(results.param3-b.path)
+              fi
             fi
           onError: continue
           env:
diff --git a/sdk/python/tests/compiler/testdata/many_results_with_warnings.yaml b/sdk/python/tests/compiler/testdata/many_results_with_warnings.yaml
index 412253c9758..3273d9323f5 100644
--- a/sdk/python/tests/compiler/testdata/many_results_with_warnings.yaml
+++ b/sdk/python/tests/compiler/testdata/many_results_with_warnings.yaml
@@ -119,19 +119,25 @@ spec:
             TOTAL_SIZE=$( expr $TOTAL_SIZE + $ARTIFACT_SIZE)
             touch $(results.param2.path)
             if [[ $TOTAL_SIZE -lt 3072 ]]; then
-              cp /tekton/home/tep-results/param2 $(results.param2.path)
+              if ! awk "/[^[:print:]]/{f=1} END{exit !f}" /tekton/home/tep-results/param2; then
+                cp /tekton/home/tep-results/param2 $(results.param2.path)
+              fi
             fi
             ARTIFACT_SIZE=`wc -c /tekton/home/tep-results/param3 | awk '{print $1}'`
             TOTAL_SIZE=$( expr $TOTAL_SIZE + $ARTIFACT_SIZE)
             touch $(results.param3.path)
             if [[ $TOTAL_SIZE -lt 3072 ]]; then
-              cp /tekton/home/tep-results/param3 $(results.param3.path)
+              if ! awk "/[^[:print:]]/{f=1} END{exit !f}" /tekton/home/tep-results/param3; then
+                cp /tekton/home/tep-results/param3 $(results.param3.path)
+              fi
             fi
             ARTIFACT_SIZE=`wc -c /tekton/home/tep-results/superlongnamesuperlongnamesuperlongnamesuperlongnamesuper | awk '{print $1}'`
             TOTAL_SIZE=$( expr $TOTAL_SIZE + $ARTIFACT_SIZE)
             touch $(results.superlongnamesuperlongnamesuperlongnamesuperlongnamesuper.path)
             if [[ $TOTAL_SIZE -lt 3072 ]]; then
-              cp /tekton/home/tep-results/superlongnamesuperlongnamesuperlongnamesuperlongnamesuper $(results.superlongnamesuperlongnamesuperlongnamesuperlongnamesuper.path)
+              if ! awk "/[^[:print:]]/{f=1} END{exit !f}" /tekton/home/tep-results/superlongnamesuperlongnamesuperlongnamesuperlongnamesuper; then
+                cp /tekton/home/tep-results/superlongnamesuperlongnamesuperlongnamesuperlongnamesuper $(results.superlongnamesuperlongnamesuperlongnamesuperlongnamesuper.path)
+              fi
             fi
           onError: continue
           env: