diff --git a/deepspeed/runtime/zero/compile/fx.py b/deepspeed/runtime/zero/compile/fx.py
index 1061320fe0f7..7b405cb94208 100644
--- a/deepspeed/runtime/zero/compile/fx.py
+++ b/deepspeed/runtime/zero/compile/fx.py
@@ -193,9 +193,16 @@ def add_free_activations(graph_id: int, graph: Graph, activation_node_names: Lis
     for node, last_user in node_to_last_use.items():
         last_user_to_uses[last_user].append(node)
 
+    def _should_free(node: Node) -> bool:
+        if not hasattr(node, "meta"):
+            return False
+        if not "tensor_meta" in node.meta:
+            return False
+        return True
+
     for last_user, used_nodes in last_user_to_uses.items():
+        activation_args = [an for an in used_nodes if an in activation_nodes_set and _should_free(an)]
 
-        activation_args = [an for an in used_nodes if an in activation_nodes_set]
         if len(activation_args) == 0:
             continue
 
diff --git a/deepspeed/runtime/zero/compile/passes/offload_activation.py b/deepspeed/runtime/zero/compile/passes/offload_activation.py
index 9cab9608a888..afbcebf69012 100644
--- a/deepspeed/runtime/zero/compile/passes/offload_activation.py
+++ b/deepspeed/runtime/zero/compile/passes/offload_activation.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from typing import List, Callable, Any, Dict, Tuple, Set
+from typing import List, Dict, Set
 import random
 from collections import defaultdict
 
@@ -8,15 +8,14 @@
 from ..fx import get_output_node, get_last_uses, move_primals_to_head
 from ..graph_param import DSGraphParamManager
 
-
-OFFLOAD_THRESHOLD = 1024 * 1024 # 1MB
-
+OFFLOAD_THRESHOLD = 1024 * 1024  # 1MB
 
 value_to_id: Dict[int, Dict[str, int]] = defaultdict(dict)
 used_ids: Set[int] = set()
 
 
 def get_random_id() -> int:
+
     def _gen():
         # generate random int
         return random.randint(10000, 2**31)
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ def _should_offload(node: Node) -> bool:
         return False
     if not "tensor_meta" in node.meta:
         return False
-    
+
     shape = node.meta["tensor_meta"].shape
     numel = 1
     for s in shape:
@@ -49,8 +48,8 @@ def _should_offload(node: Node) -> bool:
     return numel > OFFLOAD_THRESHOLD
 
 
-def offload_activation_fwd(graph: Graph, graph_id: int, nodes_to_offload: List[Node], graph_order: List[int], mem_budget: float,
-                           param_manager: DSGraphParamManager) -> Graph:
+def offload_activation_fwd(graph: Graph, graph_id: int, nodes_to_offload: List[Node], graph_order: List[int],
+                           mem_budget: float, param_manager: DSGraphParamManager) -> Graph:
     # output_node = get_output_node(graph)
     # output_value_nodes = set(output_node.args[0])
 
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@ def offload_activation_fwd(graph: Graph, graph_id: int, nodes_to_offload: List[N
     import copy
     cl_graph = copy.deepcopy(graph)
     cl_graph.erase_node(get_output_node(cl_graph))
-    
+
     node_to_last_use, _ = get_last_uses(cl_graph)
     node_name_to_last_use_name = {k.name: v.name for k, v in node_to_last_use.items()}
     name_to_node = {n.name: n for n in graph.nodes}
@@ -74,9 +73,13 @@ def offload_activation_fwd(graph: Graph, graph_id: int, nodes_to_offload: List[N
 
         val_id = get_random_id()
         with graph.inserting_after(node):
-            offload_node = graph.create_node('call_function', torch.ops.native_z3.offload_tensor, (node, graph_id, val_id), {}, name=f"offload_{node.name}_{val_id}")
+            offload_node = graph.create_node('call_function',
+                                             torch.ops.native_z3.offload_tensor, (node, graph_id, val_id), {},
+                                             name=f"offload_{node.name}_{val_id}")
         with graph.inserting_after(offload_node):
-            wait_node = graph.create_node('call_function', torch.ops.native_z3.wait_tensor_copy, (offload_node, graph_id, val_id), {}, name=f"wait_copy_{node.name}_{val_id}")
+            wait_node = graph.create_node('call_function',
+                                          torch.ops.native_z3.wait_tensor_copy, (offload_node, graph_id, val_id), {},
+                                          name=f"wait_copy_{node.name}_{val_id}")
 
         output_node = get_output_node(graph)
         output_node.replace_input_with(node, wait_node)
@@ -90,8 +93,8 @@ def offload_activation_fwd(graph: Graph, graph_id: int, nodes_to_offload: List[N
 
 
 def reload_activation_bwd(graph: Graph, graph_id: int, graph_order: List[int], mem_budget: float,
-                            param_manager: DSGraphParamManager) -> Graph:
-    
+                          param_manager: DSGraphParamManager) -> Graph:
+
     graph_value_to_id = value_to_id[graph_id]
     act_names = set(graph_value_to_id.keys())
     act_nodes = [n for n in graph.nodes if n.name in act_names]
@@ -107,9 +110,13 @@ def reload_activation_bwd(graph: Graph, graph_id: int, graph_order: List[int], m
         val_id = graph_value_to_id[node.name]
 
         with graph.inserting_before(node_to_first_user[node]):
-            reload_node = graph.create_node('call_function', torch.ops.native_z3.reload_tensor, (node, graph_id, val_id), {}, name=f"reload_{node.name}_{val_id}")
+            reload_node = graph.create_node('call_function',
+                                            torch.ops.native_z3.reload_tensor, (node, graph_id, val_id), {},
+                                            name=f"reload_{node.name}_{val_id}")
         with graph.inserting_after(reload_node):
-            wait_node = graph.create_node('call_function', torch.ops.native_z3.wait_tensor_copy, (reload_node, graph_id, val_id), {}, name=f"wait_copy_{node.name}_{val_id}")
+            wait_node = graph.create_node('call_function',
+                                          torch.ops.native_z3.wait_tensor_copy, (reload_node, graph_id, val_id), {},
+                                          name=f"wait_copy_{node.name}_{val_id}")
 
         # replace all uses of node with wait_node
         users = {}