diff --git a/graphium/cli/train_finetune_test.py b/graphium/cli/train_finetune_test.py
index 8cddcd63c..35fa993b8 100644
--- a/graphium/cli/train_finetune_test.py
+++ b/graphium/cli/train_finetune_test.py
@@ -70,15 +70,13 @@ def get_replication_factor(cfg):
 
 
 def get_gradient_accumulation_factor(cfg):
+    """
+    WARNING: This MUST be called after accelerator overrides have been applied
+    (i.e. after `load_accelerator` has been called)
+    """
     try:
         # Navigate through the nested dictionaries and get the gradient accumulation factor
-        grad_accumulation_factor = (
-            cfg.get("accelerator", {})
-            .get("config_override", {})
-            .get("trainer", {})
-            .get("trainer", {})
-            .get("accumulate_grad_batches", 1)
-        )
+        grad_accumulation_factor = cfg.get("trainer", {}).get("trainer", {}).get("accumulate_grad_batches", 1)
 
         # Ensure that the extracted value is an integer
         return int(grad_accumulation_factor)
@@ -90,15 +88,13 @@ def get_gradient_accumulation_factor(cfg):
 
 
 def get_training_batch_size(cfg):
+    """
+    WARNING: This MUST be called after accelerator overrides have been applied
+    (i.e. after `load_accelerator` has been called)
+    """
     try:
         # Navigate through the nested dictionaries and get the training batch size
-        batch_size_training = (
-            cfg.get("accelerator", {})
-            .get("config_override", {})
-            .get("datamodule", {})
-            .get("args", {})
-            .get("batch_size_training", 1)
-        )
+        batch_size_training = cfg.get("datamodule", {}).get("args", {}).get("batch_size_training", 1)
 
         # Ensure that the extracted value is an integer
         return int(batch_size_training)
@@ -109,6 +105,23 @@ def get_training_batch_size(cfg):
     return 1
 
 
+def get_training_device_iterations(cfg):
+    try:
+        ipu_config = cfg.get("accelerator", {}).get("ipu_config", [])
+        for item in ipu_config:
+            if "deviceIterations" in item:
+                # Extract the number between parentheses
+                start = item.find("(") + 1
+                end = item.find(")")
+                if start != 0 and end != -1:
+                    return int(item[start:end])
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"An error occurred: {e}")
+
+    # Return default value if deviceIterations is not found or an error occurred
+    return 1
+
+
 def run_training_finetuning_testing(cfg: DictConfig) -> None:
     """
     The main (pre-)training and fine-tuning loop.
@@ -141,12 +154,6 @@ def run_training_finetuning_testing(cfg: DictConfig) -> None:
 
     st = timeit.default_timer()
 
-    replicas = get_replication_factor(cfg)
-    gradient_acc = get_gradient_accumulation_factor(cfg)
-    micro_bs = get_training_batch_size(cfg)
-
-    global_bs = replicas * gradient_acc * micro_bs
-
     # Initialize wandb only on first rank
     if os.environ.get("RANK", "0") == "0":
         # Disable wandb if the user is not logged in.
@@ -185,6 +192,14 @@ def run_training_finetuning_testing(cfg: DictConfig) -> None:
         ## Metrics
         metrics = load_metrics(cfg)
 
+        # Note: these MUST be called after `cfg, accelerator = load_accelerator(cfg)`
+        replicas = get_replication_factor(cfg)
+        gradient_acc = get_gradient_accumulation_factor(cfg)
+        micro_bs = get_training_batch_size(cfg)
+        device_iterations = get_training_device_iterations(cfg)
+
+        global_bs = replicas * gradient_acc * micro_bs * device_iterations
+
         ## Predictor
         predictor = load_predictor(
             config=cfg,