diff --git a/flow/connectors/utils/cdc_records/cdc_records_storage.go b/flow/connectors/utils/cdc_records/cdc_records_storage.go
index 914d5e9159..d25181e75a 100644
--- a/flow/connectors/utils/cdc_records/cdc_records_storage.go
+++ b/flow/connectors/utils/cdc_records/cdc_records_storage.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"math/big"
 	"os"
 	"runtime"
+	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/pebble"
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ func encVal(val any) ([]byte, error) {
 type cdcRecordsStore struct {
 	inMemoryRecords           map[model.TableWithPkey]model.Record
 	pebbleDB                  *pebble.DB
-	numRecords                int
+	numRecords                atomic.Int32
 	flowJobName               string
 	dbFolderName              string
 	numRecordsSwitchThreshold int
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ func NewCDCRecordsStore(flowJobName string) *cdcRecordsStore {
 	return &cdcRecordsStore{
 		inMemoryRecords:           make(map[model.TableWithPkey]model.Record),
 		pebbleDB:                  nil,
-		numRecords:                0,
+		numRecords:                atomic.Int32{},
 		flowJobName:               flowJobName,
 		dbFolderName:              fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s_%s", os.TempDir(), flowJobName, shared.RandomString(8)),
 		numRecordsSwitchThreshold: peerdbenv.PeerDBCDCDiskSpillRecordsThreshold(),
@@ -138,7 +139,7 @@ func (c *cdcRecordsStore) Set(logger log.Logger, key *model.TableWithPkey, rec m
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	c.numRecords++
+	c.numRecords.Add(1)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -181,12 +182,12 @@ func (c *cdcRecordsStore) Get(key model.TableWithPkey) (model.Record, bool, erro
 	return nil, false, nil
 }
 
-func (c *cdcRecordsStore) IsEmpty() bool {
-	return c.numRecords == 0
+func (c *cdcRecordsStore) Len() int {
+	return int(c.numRecords.Load())
 }
 
-func (c *cdcRecordsStore) Len() int {
-	return c.numRecords
+func (c *cdcRecordsStore) IsEmpty() bool {
+	return c.Len() == 0
 }
 
 func (c *cdcRecordsStore) Close() error {