diff --git a/deltacat/compute/compactor_v2/compaction_session.py b/deltacat/compute/compactor_v2/compaction_session.py
index c34d15ff1..e9a80d6d0 100644
--- a/deltacat/compute/compactor_v2/compaction_session.py
+++ b/deltacat/compute/compactor_v2/compaction_session.py
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ def _execute_compaction(
     logger.info(f"Length of grouped uniform deltas is: {len(uniform_deltas_grouped)}")
     merge_result_list: List[MergeResult] = []
     compacted_partition = _stage_new_partition(params)
+    logger.info(f"Got staged compacted partition: {compacted_partition}")
     for uniform_deltas in uniform_deltas_grouped:
         # run hash and merge
         _run_hash_and_merge_result: List[MergeResult] = _run_hash_and_merge(
@@ -172,11 +173,15 @@ def _execute_compaction(
     # process merge results
     process_merge_results: tuple[
         Delta, list[MaterializeResult], dict
-    ] = _process_merge_results(params, merge_result_list, compaction_audit)
+    ] = _process_merge_results(
+        params, merge_result_list, compaction_audit, compacted_partition
+    )
     merged_delta, mat_results, hb_id_to_entry_indices_range = process_merge_results
+
     # Record information, logging, and return ExecutionCompactionResult
     record_info_msg: str = f" Materialized records: {merged_delta.meta.record_count}"
     logger.info(record_info_msg)
+
     compacted_delta: Delta = params.deltacat_storage.commit_delta(
         merged_delta,
         properties=kwargs.get("properties", {}),
diff --git a/deltacat/compute/compactor_v2/private/compaction_utils.py b/deltacat/compute/compactor_v2/private/compaction_utils.py
index e9dca6ab3..0638e2c0c 100644
--- a/deltacat/compute/compactor_v2/private/compaction_utils.py
+++ b/deltacat/compute/compactor_v2/private/compaction_utils.py
@@ -49,12 +49,14 @@
     DeltaLocator,
     Partition,
     Manifest,
+    ManifestEntryList,
     Stream,
     StreamLocator,
 )
 from deltacat.compute.compactor.model.compact_partition_params import (
     CompactPartitionParams,
 )
+from deltacat.utils.common import current_time_ms
 from deltacat.utils.ray_utils.concurrency import (
     invoke_parallel,
     task_resource_options_provider,
@@ -350,9 +352,10 @@ def _run_hash_and_merge(
     mutable_compaction_audit.set_records_deduped(total_dd_record_count.item())
     mutable_compaction_audit.set_records_deleted(total_deleted_record_count.item())
     record_info_msg: str = (
-        f"Hash bucket records: {total_hb_record_count},"
-        f" Deduped records: {total_dd_record_count}, "
-        f" Deleted records: {total_deleted_record_count}, "
+        f"Hash bucket records: {total_hb_record_count}, "
+        f"Input records: {total_input_records_count}, "
+        f"Deduped records: {total_dd_record_count}, "
+        f"Deleted records: {total_deleted_record_count}."
     )
     logger.info(record_info_msg)
     telemetry_this_round = telemetry_time_hb + telemetry_time_merge
@@ -560,6 +563,7 @@ def _process_merge_results(
     params: CompactPartitionParams,
     merge_results: List[MergeResult],
     mutable_compaction_audit: CompactionSessionAuditInfo,
+    compacted_partition: Partition,
 ) -> tuple[Delta, List[MaterializeResult], dict]:
     mat_results = []
     for merge_result in merge_results:
@@ -602,12 +606,27 @@ def _process_merge_results(
         **params.s3_client_kwargs,
     )
     deltas: List[Delta] = [m.delta for m in mat_results]
-    # Note: An appropriate last stream position must be set
-    # to avoid correctness issue.
-    merged_delta: Delta = Delta.merge_deltas(
-        deltas,
-        stream_position=params.last_stream_position_to_compact,
-    )
+    if deltas:
+        # Note: An appropriate last stream position must be set
+        # to avoid correctness issue.
+        merged_delta: Delta = Delta.merge_deltas(
+            deltas,
+            stream_position=params.last_stream_position_to_compact,
+        )
+    else:
+        logger.info("No deltas found to merge, returning an empty delta...")
+        empty_manifest = Manifest.of(ManifestEntryList())
+        merged_delta: Delta = Delta.of(
+            DeltaLocator.of(
+                compacted_partition.locator,
+                current_time_ms(),
+            ),
+            DeltaType.UPSERT,
+            empty_manifest.meta,
+            {},
+            empty_manifest,
+        )
+        logger.info(f"Created empty delta: {merged_delta}")
 
     return merged_delta, mat_results, hb_id_to_entry_indices_range