diff --git a/vall_e/engines/__init__.py b/vall_e/engines/__init__.py
index 0c0d99d..089da0b 100755
--- a/vall_e/engines/__init__.py
+++ b/vall_e/engines/__init__.py
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ def load_engines(training=True, **model_kwargs):
 					"proj": "random",
 					"scale_type": "tensor" if is_mini else "channel",
 					"scale": 128 if is_mini else 1,
-					"update_proj_gap": 200,
+					"update_proj_gap": 1,
 					"proj_type": "std",
 				})
 			elif cfg.hyperparameters.optimizer.lower() == "adagrad":
diff --git a/vall_e/utils/ext/apollo.py b/vall_e/utils/ext/apollo.py
index e029bca..9dfe8b5 100644
--- a/vall_e/utils/ext/apollo.py
+++ b/vall_e/utils/ext/apollo.py
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ class Apollo(Optimizer):
 		proj: str = "random",
 		scale_type: str = "channel",
 		scale: int = 1,
-		update_proj_gap: int = 200,
+		update_proj_gap: int = 1,
 		proj_type: str = "std",
 	):
 		if lr < 0.0:
@@ -288,6 +288,7 @@ class Apollo(Optimizer):
 			raise ValueError(f"Invalid beta parameter: {betas[1]} - should be in [0.0, 1.0)")
 		if not 0.0 <= eps:
 			raise ValueError(f"Invalid epsilon value: {eps} - should be >= 0.0")
+		
 		defaults = {
 			"lr": lr,
 			"betas": betas,
diff --git a/vall_e/utils/trainer.py b/vall_e/utils/trainer.py
index 1d0fa13..9c8be2c 100755
--- a/vall_e/utils/trainer.py
+++ b/vall_e/utils/trainer.py
@@ -102,33 +102,17 @@ def _non_blocking_input():
 
 
 def _make_infinite_epochs(dl):
-	start = dl.dataset.index()
-	total = dl.dataset.batches()
-	manual_update = False
-
-	if total == 0:
-		raise Exception("Empty dataset")
-
 	while True:
 		if dl.dataset.index() == 0:
 			_logger.info("New epoch starts.")
+		
+		total = dl.dataset.batches() - dl.dataset.index()
+		if total <= 0:
+			raise Exception("Empty dataset")
 
-		with tqdm(dl, "Epoch progress", dynamic_ncols=True, disable=not is_global_leader()) as pbar:
-			if start:
-				pbar.update(start)
-				start = 0
-			"""
-			if start:
-				pbar.n = start
-				start = 0
-				manual_update = True
-			# for some reason this is required
-			if manual_update:
-				pbar.n += 1
-			"""
+		with tqdm(dl, "Epoch progress", dynamic_ncols=True, disable=not is_global_leader(), total=total) as pbar:
 			yield from pbar
 
-
 @local_leader_only(default=None)
 def logger(data):
 	return _logger.info(json.dumps(data, default=str))