diff --git a/data-prepper-api/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/model/buffer/AbstractBuffer.java b/data-prepper-api/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/model/buffer/AbstractBuffer.java
index 598fbbf218..f8ad3479a8 100644
--- a/data-prepper-api/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/model/buffer/AbstractBuffer.java
+++ b/data-prepper-api/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/model/buffer/AbstractBuffer.java
@@ -71,8 +71,10 @@ public void write(T record, int timeoutInMillis) throws TimeoutException {
 
         try {
             doWrite(record, timeoutInMillis);
-            recordsWrittenCounter.increment();
-            recordsInBuffer.incrementAndGet();
+            if (!isByteBuffer()) {
+                recordsWrittenCounter.increment();
+                recordsInBuffer.incrementAndGet();
+            }
             postProcess(recordsInBuffer.get());
         } catch (TimeoutException e) {
             recordsWriteFailed.increment();
@@ -98,8 +100,11 @@ public void writeAll(Collection<T> records, int timeoutInMillis) throws Exceptio
         final int size = records.size();
         try {
             doWriteAll(records, timeoutInMillis);
-            recordsWrittenCounter.increment(size);
-            recordsInBuffer.addAndGet(size);
+            // we do not know how many records when the buffer is bytebuffer
+            if (!isByteBuffer()) {
+                recordsWrittenCounter.increment(size);
+                recordsInBuffer.addAndGet(size);
+            }
             postProcess(recordsInBuffer.get());
         } catch (Exception e) {
             recordsWriteFailed.increment(size);
@@ -127,9 +132,12 @@ public void writeBytes(final byte[] bytes, final String key, int timeoutInMillis
     @Override
     public Map.Entry<Collection<T>, CheckpointState> read(int timeoutInMillis) {
         final Map.Entry<Collection<T>, CheckpointState> readResult = readTimer.record(() -> doRead(timeoutInMillis));
-        recordsReadCounter.increment(readResult.getKey().size() * 1.0);
-        recordsInFlight.addAndGet(readResult.getValue().getNumRecordsToBeChecked());
-        recordsInBuffer.addAndGet(-1 * readResult.getValue().getNumRecordsToBeChecked());
+        // we do not know how many records when the buffer is bytebuffer
+        if (!isByteBuffer()) {
+            recordsReadCounter.increment(readResult.getKey().size() * 1.0);
+            recordsInFlight.addAndGet(readResult.getValue().getNumRecordsToBeChecked());
+            recordsInBuffer.addAndGet(-1 * readResult.getValue().getNumRecordsToBeChecked());
+        }
         postProcess(recordsInBuffer.get());
         return readResult;
     }
diff --git a/data-prepper-plugins/kafka-plugins/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/kafka/buffer/KafkaBuffer.java b/data-prepper-plugins/kafka-plugins/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/kafka/buffer/KafkaBuffer.java
index ef86b558d8..9e1ce4b9b7 100644
--- a/data-prepper-plugins/kafka-plugins/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/kafka/buffer/KafkaBuffer.java
+++ b/data-prepper-plugins/kafka-plugins/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/kafka/buffer/KafkaBuffer.java
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ public void doWriteAll(Collection<Record<Event>> records, int timeoutInMillis) t
 
     @Override
     public Map.Entry<Collection<Record<Event>>, CheckpointState> doRead(int timeoutInMillis) {
-        return innerBuffer.doRead(timeoutInMillis);
+        return innerBuffer.read(timeoutInMillis);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/data-prepper-plugins/kafka-plugins/src/test/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/kafka/buffer/KafkaBufferTest.java b/data-prepper-plugins/kafka-plugins/src/test/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/kafka/buffer/KafkaBufferTest.java
index 7b7f910bdb..d805512cd4 100644
--- a/data-prepper-plugins/kafka-plugins/src/test/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/kafka/buffer/KafkaBufferTest.java
+++ b/data-prepper-plugins/kafka-plugins/src/test/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/kafka/buffer/KafkaBufferTest.java
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ void test_kafkaBuffer_basicFunctionality() throws TimeoutException {
         kafkaBuffer.doWrite(record, 10000);
         kafkaBuffer.doRead(10000);
         verify(producer).produceRecords(record);
-        verify(blockingBuffer).doRead(anyInt());
+        verify(blockingBuffer).read(anyInt());
     }
 
     @Test